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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