Aderlass

== German == === Alternative forms === Aderlaß (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German āderlāʒ, āderlæʒe. Equivalent to Ader (“vein”) + the stem of lassen (“to let”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːdɐlas/ === Noun === Aderlass m (strong, genitive Aderlasses, plural Aderlasse) (medicine, history) bloodletting (archaic treatment by removing blood) Synonym: Schröpfen (figurative) bloodletting, drain (diminishment of a resource) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== zur Ader lassen === Further reading === “Aderlass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Aderlass” in Duden online