Bloodletting

Bloodletting or Bleeding was an medical procedure in which blood was deliberately released from a patient in the belief that it would cure an ailment.
In 2376, Abarca, a Qomar disdainful of the "primitive" technology of the , asked The Doctor whether his program included bloodletting. The Doctor replied that it didn't, but that he'd be "happy to add it to [his] repertoire." ()
Kelis' people, a Bronze Age civilization, practiced bloodletting, which they believe released fever. ()
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Category:Medical procedures