Definition of phlebotomize Phlebotomize

phle•bot•o•mize

We found 6 definitions of phlebotomize from 4 different sources.

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What does phlebotomize mean?

WordNet

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Verb

phlebotomize - draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
  bleed, leech, phlebotomise
  care for, treat be fond of; be attached to
  practice of medicine, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • phlebotomize (Verb)
    To perform a phlebotomy on a vein: to open a vein to withdraw or let blood.
  • phlebotomize (Verb)
    To perform a phlebotomy on a person: to open a vein of a person to withdraw or let blood.
  • phlebotomize (Verb)
    To perform a phlebotomy; to open a vein to withdraw or let blood.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • phlebotomize (v. t.)
    To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed.

Part of speech

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  • phlebotomize, verb, present, 1st person singular of phlebotomize (infinitive).
  • phlebotomize, verb (infinitive).

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