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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaigneur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sœɲœʁ
"Autrefois, le saigneur pratiquait des incisions pour soigner les malades."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who practices bloodletting, a historical medical treatment involving the withdrawal of blood from a patient.
"In medieval times, the local barber often served as a surgeon and bloodletter." - 2
A surgical instrument formerly used for making incisions in veins to let blood.
"The antique medical chest contained a delicate silver-plated bloodletter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English 'blōd' (blood) and the agent noun of 'let' (in the historical sense of 'to allow to escape' or 'release'). Historically referring to practitioners of phlebotomy or bleeding as a medical treatment, it dates back to the late Middle English period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bloodletter" is said worldwide
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saigneur
Transliteration: sœɲœʁ
"Autrefois, le saigneur pratiquait des incisions pour soigner les malades."
Aderlässer
Transliteration: ˈaːdɐˌlɛsɐ
"Der Aderlässer führte die Behandlung im Mittelalter durch."
salassatore
Transliteration: salassaˈtore
"Il salassatore usava particolari strumenti per estrarre il sangue."
flebotomiano
Transliteration: fleβotoˈmjano
"El flebotomiano aplicaba sanguijuelas como parte del tratamiento."
sangrador
Transliteration: sɐ̃ɡɾaˈdoɾ
"Antigamente, o sangrador era consultado para aliviar a febre."
रक्त निकालने वाला
Transliteration: rakt nikaalne wala
"पुराने समय में रक्त निकालने वाला चिकित्सक, शरीर से दूषित रक्त बाहर निकालता था।"
放血者
Transliteration: fàngxuèzhě
"在中世纪，放血者通过切开静脉来治疗疾病。"
사혈사
Transliteration: sahyeolsa
"사혈사는 중세 시대에 환자의 피를 뽑아내는 치료를 했다."
瀉血医
Transliteration: shakketsui
"かつて瀉血医は病気の治療として患者から血を抜いていた。"
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