phlebotomize
[ fluh-bot-uh-mahyz ]
/ fləˈbɒt əˌmaɪz /
verb (used with object), phle·bot·o·mized, phle·bot·o·miz·ing.
to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
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Also especially British, phle·bot·o·mise .
Origin of phlebotomize
First recorded in 1590–1600, phlebotomize is from the Middle French word phlebotomiser (compare Medieval Latin flebotomizāre). See phlebotomy, -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM phlebotomize
phle·bot·o·mi·za·tion, nounWords nearby phlebotomize
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British Dictionary definitions for phlebotomize
phlebotomize
phlebotomise
/ (flɪˈbɒtəˌmaɪz) /
verb
(tr) surgery to perform phlebotomy on (a patient)
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