phlebotomy

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phlebotomy

/flɪˈbɒtəmi/ UK
/fləˈbɒtəmi/ UK
/flɪˈbɑtəmi/ Atlantic Canada, US
/fləˈbɑtəmi/ Atlantic Canada, US
/flɪˈbɔtəmi/ Australia
/fləˈbɔtəmi/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɒtəmi

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From Old French flebothomie (French phlébotomie), from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτόμος (phlebotómos, “that opens a vein”), from φλέψ (phléps, “vein”). By surface analysis, phlebo- + -tomy.

noun phlebotomies

countable, uncountable The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection. Now butter with a leafe of Sage is good to Parge the bloud, Fly Venus and Phlebotomy for they are neither good.
Similar: venesection, venipuncture

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noun the opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection

Español	flebotomía
Português	flebotomia
Français	phlébotomie
Deutsch	Aderlass
Italiano	flebotomia
Ελληνικά	φλεβοτομία flevotomía

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@misc{phlebotomy_2026,
  title = {phlebotomy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phlebotomy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}