Bloodletting for the purpose of reducing the thickness of a person's blood is known as ________ phlebotomy.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


therapeutic

Therapeutic phlebotomy is bloodletting for a medical purpose such as reducing the thickness of a person's blood.

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a. true b. false

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