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bloodletting in Tagalog

tabad

bloodletting in Tagalog: tabad, pagtatabad, padugo. In English, bloodletting means the archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

Tagalog words for bloodletting

ancient medical practice
tabad, pagtatabad, padugo

English meaning of bloodletting

  1. noun The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
  2. noun The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
  3. noun A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.

Full definition of bloodletting

bloodletting in a sentence

  • Yet another round of corporate bloodletting.

Synonyms of bloodletting

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Questions about bloodletting in Tagalog

What is the meaning of bloodletting in Tagalog?
Bloodletting in Tagalog is tabad, pagtatabad, padugo.
Ano ang bloodletting sa Tagalog?
Bloodletting: tabad, pagtatabad, padugo.
What does bloodletting mean in English?
Bloodletting means the archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

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