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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Example sentences from the Web for phlebotomy

In the picture of the interior of a barber's shop, a patient is undergoing the operation of phlebotomy (figure 11).
At the Sign of the Barber's Pole|William Andrews
Some of the worst cases of clavus, probably, that have ever been seen were developed in the old days of phlebotomy.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it|Francis E. Anstie
The practitioners of phlebotomy, and the fees paid for the operation, have differed widely.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson
The great vogue in phlebotomy inspired the invention of ingenious instruments.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis

They had up Dr. Brash at me—I mind his horn specs, and him looking at my tongue and ordering a phlebotomy.
Gilian The Dreamer|Neil Munro

British Dictionary definitions for phlebotomy

phlebotomy

/ (flɪˈbɒtəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical incision into a veinAlso called: venesection

Derived forms of phlebotomy

phlebotomic (ˌflɛbəˈtɒmɪk) or phlebotomical, adjectivephlebotomist, noun

Word Origin for phlebotomy

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

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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.

单词	phlebotomy
释义	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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phlebotomy In the picture of the interior of a barber's shop, a patient is undergoing the operation of phlebotomy (figure 11). At the Sign of the Barber's Pole\|William Andrews Some of the worst cases of clavus, probably, that have ever been seen were developed in the old days of phlebotomy. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it\|Francis E. Anstie The practitioners of phlebotomy, and the fees paid for the operation, have differed widely. A Book about Doctors\|John Cordy Jeaffreson The great vogue in phlebotomy inspired the invention of ingenious instruments. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology\|Audrey Davis They had up Dr. Brash at me—I mind his horn specs, and him looking at my tongue and ordering a phlebotomy. Gilian The Dreamer\|Neil Munro British Dictionary definitions for phlebotomy phlebotomy / (flɪˈbɒtəmɪ) / noun plural -mies surgical incision into a veinAlso called: venesection Derived forms of phlebotomy phlebotomic (ˌflɛbəˈtɒmɪk) or phlebotomical, adjectivephlebotomist, noun Word Origin for phlebotomy C14: from Old French flebothomie, from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Greek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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 The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for phlebotomy phlebotomy [ flĭ-bŏt′ə-mē ] The act or practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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