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phlebotomic

American

[fleb-uh-tom-ik] / ˌflɛb əˈtɒm ɪk /

Often phlebotomical

adjective

of or noting phlebotomy.
(of insects) bloodsucking.

Other Word Forms

phlebotomically adverb

Etymology

Origin of phlebotomic

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

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