Bloodletting is a formerly common medical procedure now generally abandoned.
Bloodletting may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Film and television Bloodletting (film), a 1997 American direct-to-video horror film "Bloodletting" (The Walking Dead), an episode of the television series The Walking Dead
Literature Bloodletting Press, small publishing house focused on horror fiction Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures, short story collection by Vincent Lam
Music Bloodletting (Concrete Blonde album), album by Concrete Blonde Bloodletting (Overkill album), album by Overkill Bloodletting (Boxer album), an album by the rock band Boxer in 1976 Bloodlet, American metalcore band
Other uses Bloodletting in Mesoamerica, ritualized self-cutting or piercing of an individual's body that served a number of ideological and cultural functions within ancient Mesoamerican societies Bait and bleed, military strategy Dhabihah, method to slaughter animals according to Islamic law by bloodletting Exsanguination, blood loss, to a degree sufficient to cause death in either animals or humans Kashrut (kosher), method to slaughter animals according to Judaic law by bloodletting