phlebotomy

[ fluh-bot-uh-mee ]
/ fləˈbɒt ə mi /

noun, plural phle·bot·o·mies. Medicine/Medical.

the act or practice of opening a vein for letting or drawing blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure; venesection; bleeding.

Origin of phlebotomy

1350–1400; earlier flebotomye, phlebothomy (< Middle French flebotomie) < Medieval Latin phlebotomia, Late Latin < Greek phlebotomía (see phlebo-, -tomy); replacing Middle English fleobotomie < Medieval Latin fleobotomia, variant of phlebotomia

Words nearby phlebotomy

phlebotomist, phlebotomize, phlebotomus, phlebotomus fever, phlebotomus fever virus, phlebotomy, phlegethon, phlegm, phlegmasia, phlegmasia alba dolens, phlegmasia cerulea dolens

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British Dictionary definitions for phlebotomy

phlebotomy
/ (flɪˈbɒtəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical incision into a vein Also called: venesection

Derived forms of phlebotomy

phlebotomic (ˌflɛbəˈtɒmɪk) or phlebotomical, adjective phlebotomist, noun

Word Origin for phlebotomy

C14: from Old French flebothomie, from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Greek

Medical definitions for phlebotomy

phlebotomy
[ flĭ-bŏt′ə-mē ]

n.

The act or practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood. venesection venotomy

Scientific definitions for phlebotomy

phlebotomy
[ flĭ-bŏt′ə-mē ]

The act or practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood.