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phlebotomic
[ fleb-uh-tom-ik ]
/ ˌflɛb əˈtɒm ɪk /
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adjective
of or noting phlebotomy.
(of insects) bloodsucking.
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Often phleb·o·tom·i·cal .
Origin of phlebotomic
First recorded in 1790–1800; phlebotom(y) + -ic
OTHER WORDS FROM phlebotomic
phleb·o·tom·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby phlebotomic
phleboid, phlebology, phlebosclerosis, phlebothrombosis, phlebotome, phlebotomic, phlebotomist, phlebotomize, phlebotomus fever, phlebotomy, Phlegethon
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