Lexicon:Bleeding, blooding, blood-letting
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| Term: | bleeding, blooding, blood-letting |
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| References: | HMS Surprise, pages 119, 125 The Ionian Mission, page 41 Treason's Harbour, pages 137, 189 The Far Side of the World, pages 107, 111, 115, 228, 309 The Thirteen-Gun Salute, pages 45, 165, 281 The Nutmeg of Consolation, page 188 The Commodore, page 225 Blue at the Mizzen, page 25 |
| Meaning: | The therapeutic removal of blood — also called a phlebotomy, literally to cut open a vein. It is now used in treatment of polycythemia, which is an excess of red blood cells. |
Additional information
Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
Categories: Maturin's Medicine:-B- | Maturin's Medicine:Blue at the Mizzen | Maturin's Medicine:Blue at the Mizzen (chapter 01) | Maturin's Medicine:HMS Surprise (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:HMS Surprise (novel, chapter 05) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel, chapter 09) | Maturin's Medicine:The Far Side of the World | Maturin's Medicine:The Far Side of the World (chapter 03) | Maturin's Medicine:The Far Side of the World (chapter 06) | Maturin's Medicine:The Far Side of the World (chapter 09) | Maturin's Medicine:The Ionian Mission | Maturin's Medicine:The Ionian Mission (chapter 02) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 07) | Maturin's Medicine:The Thirteen-Gun Salute | Maturin's Medicine:The Thirteen-Gun Salute (chapter 02) | Maturin's Medicine:The Thirteen-Gun Salute (chapter 05) | Maturin's Medicine:The Thirteen-Gun Salute (chapter 09) | Maturin's Medicine:Treason's Harbour | Maturin's Medicine:Treason's Harbour (chapter 05) | Maturin's Medicine:Treason's Harbour (chapter 06)
