Questions and Answers
What was the basis of bloodletting in ancient medicine?
Maintaining balance of bodily fluids
What does the term 'phlebotomy' refer to today?
Drawing blood for laboratory analysis
What animal through scarification, led doctors and scientists to the traditional phlebotomy performed today?
Hippopotamus
When did the practice of bloodletting cease in modern medicine?
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What is the traditional medical practice of bloodletting viewed as today?
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