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Answer for the clue "Longtime means of bloodletting ", 8 letters:
leeching

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Word definitions for leeching in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leech \Leech\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leeched (l[=e]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Leeching .] To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds. To bleed by the use of leeches.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Leeching may refer to: Leeching (medical) , also called Hirudotherapy, the use of leeches for bloodletting or medical therapy Leeching (computing) , using others' information or effort without providing anything in return Image leeching , direct linking ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A medical treatment using leeches. vb. (present participle of leech English)

Usage examples of leeching.

Egypt was good to the dead, preserving them for the future to study by leeching all the moisture from even protected tissue.