'Phlebotomy' definitions:
Definition of 'phlebotomy'
From: WordNet
noun
Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: venesection, phlebotomy]
Definition of 'Phlebotomy'
From: GCIDE
- Phlebotomy \Phle*bot"o*my\, n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. flebotomi`a; fle`ps, flebo`s, a vein + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. phl['e]botomie. Cf. Fleam.] (Med.) The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'phlebotomy'
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