bloodletter
Lancet-wielding medical practitioner
A bloodletter is someone who draws blood, either literally or figuratively.
Historically, bloodletters practiced therapeutic bleeding as medical treatment.
The term extends to anyone who causes bloodshed—a violent person or warmonger: The general was remembered as a bloodletter who sacrificed thousands for minor tactical gains.
Blade for removing hair
- lancetSmall surgical knife
- fleamBlade for bloodletting
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
- stripesParallel linear markings
basin · chair · tourniquet · shaving · grooming · barbershop · styptic · towel
Extracting blood medically
- humorsAccommodates someone's wishes
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- plethoraExcessive surplus
choleric · melancholic · phlegmatic · temperament · Galen · Hippocrates · constitution · excess
Controlled cut into tissue
- veinVessel toward heart
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- flowUnbroken forward movement
clot · coagulation · hemorrhage · exsanguination · bowl · collection · fainting · pallor
Intentional shallow skin cuts
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- suctionPulling via pressure difference
- vacuumAbsence of matter
wet · dry · incision · marks · bruising · traditional · Chinese · Islamic
Segmented worm phylum member
- medicinalHaving healing properties
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- suctionPulling via pressure difference
skin · aquatic · segmented · ectoparasite · jar · application · bite · feeding
razor
Blade for removing hair
stripes · basin · chair · tourniquet · shaving · grooming · barbershop · styptic · towel · scissors
phlebotomy
Extracting blood medically
- humorsAccommodates someone's wishes
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
plethora · choleric · melancholic · phlegmatic · temperament · Galen · Hippocrates · constitution · excess · depletion
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- veinVessel toward heart
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
flow · clot · coagulation · hemorrhage · exsanguination · bowl · collection · fainting · pallor · wound
scarification
Intentional shallow skin cuts
vacuum · wet · dry · incision · marks · bruising · traditional · Chinese · Islamic · detoxification
annelid
Segmented worm phylum member
- medicinalHaving healing properties
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- attachmentConnection or fondness
suction · skin · aquatic · segmented · ectoparasite · jar · application · bite · feeding · swamp
- Old Healershealer, physician, surgeon, apothecary, midwife
bloodletterhealer
One who restores health
blood donor · life-giver · nurturer · caregiver · nurse