Phlebotomy
61ophthalmophlebotomy — oph·thal·mo·phle·bot·o·my (of thal″mo flə botґə me) [ophthalmo + phlebotomy] phlebotomy to relieve congestion of the conjunctival veins …
62remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… …
63phlebotomist — 1650s, from PHLEBOTOMY (Cf. phlebotomy) + IST (Cf. ist) …
64phlebotomise — verb draw blood In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment • Syn: ↑bleed, ↑leech, ↑phlebotomize • Derivationally related forms: ↑phlebotomy (for: ↑phlebotom …
65venisection — var. of VENESECTION. * * * variant of venesection * * * /ven euh sek sheuhn, vee neuh /, n. Surg. phlebotomy. Also, venesection. [VEN(A) + I + SECTION] * * * venesecˈtion or venisecˈtion noun 1. Surgical incision into a vein, phlebotomy …
66Fleam — Fleam, n. [F. flamme, OF. flieme, fr. LL. flevotomum, phlebotomum; cf. D. vlijm. See {Phlebotomy}.] (Surg. & Far.) A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet. [1913 Webster] {Fleam tooth}, a tooth of a saw… …
67Fleam tooth — Fleam Fleam, n. [F. flamme, OF. flieme, fr. LL. flevotomum, phlebotomum; cf. D. vlijm. See {Phlebotomy}.] (Surg. & Far.) A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet. [1913 Webster] {Fleam tooth}, a tooth of a… …
68Phlebotomist — Phle*bot o*mist, n. [Cf. F. phl[ e]botomiste.] (Med.) One who practiced phlebotomy. [1913 Webster] …
69Venesection — Ve ne*sec tion, n. [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein + sectio section.] (Med.) The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy. [1913 Webster] …
70bloodletting — noun Date: 13th century 1. phlebotomy 2. bloodshed 3. elimination of personnel or resources …
