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SPOLIATIVE

\spˈə͡ʊli͡ətˌɪv], \spˈə‍ʊli‍ətˌɪv], \s_p_ˈəʊ_l_iə_t_ˌɪ_v]\

Definitions of SPOLIATIVE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Bloodletting, used for the purpose of diminishing the mass of blood.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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