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phlebotomize

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phle⋅bot⋅o⋅mize

  [fluh-bot-uh-mahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -mized, -miz⋅ing.
to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
Also, especially British, phle⋅bot⋅o⋅mise.

Origin:
1590–1600; < MF phlebotomiser (cf. ML flebotomizāre). See phlebotomy, -ize

Related forms:
phle⋅bot⋅o⋅mi⋅za⋅tion, noun
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phle·bot·o·mize   (flĭ-bŏt'ə-mīz')   
tr.v.   phle·bot·o·mized, phle·bot·o·miz·ing, phle·bot·o·miz·es
To perform a phlebotomy on; bleed.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: phle·bot·o·mize
Variant: also British phle·bot·o·mise /fli-'bät-&-"mIz/
Function:verb
Inflected Forms: -mized also British -mised; -miz·ing also British -mis·ing
transitive senses
: todraw blood from : BLEED phlebotomize intransitive senses
: to practice phlebotomy
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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