phlebotomic

phleb·o·tom·ic

[fleb-uh-tom-ik]
adjective
1.
of or noting phlebotomy.
2.
(of insects) bloodsucking.
Also, phleb·o·tom·i·cal.


Origin:
1790–1800; phlebotom(y) + -ic

phleb·o·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb
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phlebotomy (flɪˈbɒtəmɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -mies
Also called: venesection surgical incision into a vein
 
[C14: from Old French flebothomie, from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Greek]
 
phlebotomic
 
adj
 
phlebo'tomical
 
adj
 
phle'botomist
 
n

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