phlebotomy

American  

[fluh-bot-uh-mee] / fləˈbɒt ə mi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

phlebotomies

1. the act or practice of opening a vein for letting or drawing blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure; venesection; bleeding.

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phlebotomy British  

/ flɪˈbɒtəmɪ, ˌflɛbəˈtɒmɪk /

noun

1. Also called: venesection.  surgical incision into a vein

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phlebotomy Scientific  

/ flĭ-bŏt′ə-mē /

1. The act or practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood.

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Other Word Forms

• phlebotomic adjective
• phlebotomist noun

Etymology

Origin of phlebotomy

First recorded in 1350–1400; earlier flebotomye, phlebothomy, from Middle French flebotomie, from Medieval Latin phlebotomia, Late Latin, from Greek phlebotomía; equivalent to phlebo- + -tomy; replacing Middle English fleobotomie, from Medieval Latin fleobotomia, variant of phlebotomia

Example Sentences

From 22 April in addition to the urgent appointments at Hillbrow visitors will have access to vaccinations, phlebotomy and weight loss clinics, memory assessment services, and physiotherapy.

From BBC

Recently, The Christie - one of the largest cancer treatment centres of its type in Europe - has positioned phlebotomy units around the region in what's known as "bloods closer to home."

From BBC

For example, Michigan’s public website says that fewer than three students were enrolled in MedCerts’s phlebotomy technician program for the most recent one-year time period available.

From Washington Post

Mr. Amirzad, a nurse at a U.S. military hospital in Kabul, is taking a phlebotomy course, the first step toward achieving his goal of returning to his profession.

From New York Times

Witnesses often spent hours on the tedious minutiae of finance, chemistry, technology and phlebotomy.

From New York Times