phle·bot·o·mize \-əˌmīz\verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French phlebotomiser, from Medieval Latin flebotomizare, from Late Latin phlebotomia, flebotomia phlebotomy + -izare -ize transitive verb : to draw blood from : bleed intransitive verb 1.: to practice phlebotomy 2.: to submit to phlebotomy : undergo bleeding