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phlebotomic

[ fleb-uh-tom-ik ]
/ ˌflɛb əˈtɒm ɪk /

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, adverb

Words nearby phlebotomic

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