phlebotomy
noun/fləˈbɒtəmi/
/fləˈbɑːtəmi/
[countable, uncountable] (plural phlebotomies)
(medical)- the opening of a vein in order to remove blood or put another liquid inWord Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin phlebotomia from Greek, from phleps, phleb- ‘vein’ + -tomia ‘cutting’.
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