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phlebotome

American  
[fleb-uh-tohm] / ˈflɛb əˌtoʊm /

noun

  1. a cutting instrument used for phlebotomy.

Etymology

Origin of phlebotome

phlebo- + -tome

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In Latin, “phlebotome” becomes “flebotome,” and in an Anglo-Saxon manuscript dating from A.D.

From Project Gutenberg

Venesection, one of the most frequently mentioned procedures in ancient medicine, and related procedures such as lancing abcesses, puncturing cavities containing fluids, and dissecting tissues, were all accomplished in the classical period and later with an instrument called the phlebotome.

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