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phlebotomize
phle·bot·o·mize
/
fləˈbɒt
əˌmaɪz
/
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bot
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verb (used with object),
phle·bot·o·mized,
phle·bot·o·miz·ing.
to subject to
phlebotomy
; bleed.
Also,
especially British,
phle·bot·o·mise.
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Middle French
phlebotomiser
(compare
Medieval Latin
flebotomizāre
). See
phlebotomy
,
-ize
Related forms
phle·bot·o·mi·za·tion,
noun
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phlebotomize
or
phlebotomise
(flɪˈbɒtəˌmaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
)
surgery
to perform phlebotomy on (a patient)
phlebotomise
or
phlebotomise
—
vb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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