phlebotomic

[ fleb-uh-tom-ik ]

/ ˌflɛb əˈtɒm ɪk /

adjective

of or noting phlebotomy.

(of insects) bloodsucking.

Nearby words

phlebosclerosis, phlebostasis, phlebostenosis, phlebothrombosis, phlebotome, phlebotomic, phlebotomist, phlebotomize, phlebotomus, phlebotomus fever, phlebotomus fever virus

Often phleb·o·tom·i·cal.

Origin of phlebotomic

First recorded in 1790–1800; phlebotom(y) + -ic

Related forms

phleb·o·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb

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