Phlebotomy
11phlebotomy — Synonyms and related words: aspiration, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching, cupping, drafting, drainage, draining, drawing, emptying, leeching, milking, pipetting, pumping, siphoning, sucking, suction, tapping, venesection …
12phlebotomy — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bloodletting, bleeding, lancing, leeching, sanguisage, drainage, draining; see also blood 1 , transfusion …
13phlebotomy — flɪ bÉ‘tÉ™mɪ / bÉ’t n. drawing blood for medical purposes …
14phlebotomy — [flɪ bɒtəmi] noun (plural phlebotomies) the surgical opening or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood or introduce a fluid. Derivatives phlebotomist noun phlebotomize or phlebotomise verb (archaic). Origin ME: via OFr. from late L. phlebot …
15phlebotomy — n. Venesection, blood letting …
16phlebotomy — phle·bot·o·my …
17phlebotomy — venesection; n. the surgical opening or puncture of a vein in order to remove blood (in the treatment of polycythaemia) or to infuse fluids, blood, or drugs in the treatment of many conditions. It may also be required for cardiac catheterization …
18phlebotomy — phle•bot•o•my [[t]fləˈbɒt ə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg the act or practice of opening a vein to let or draw blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure Also called venesection • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME fleobotomie (< MF flebotomie) < ML… …
19phlebotomy — /fləˈbɒtəmi/ (say fluh botuhmee) noun (plural phlebotomies) the act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood; bleeding. {Middle English flebotomie, from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Greek} –phlebotomist, noun …
20phlebotomy — n. blood letting; venesection. ♦ phlebotomize, v.i. & t. ♦ phlebotomist, n …
