PHLEBOTOMIZE

bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise

(verb) draw blood; “In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

phlebotomize (third-person singular simple present phlebotomizes, present participle phlebotomizing, simple past and past participle phlebotomized)

(transitive) To perform a phlebotomy on (a vein): to open (a vein) to withdraw or let blood.

(transitive) To perform a phlebotomy on (a person): to open a vein of (a person) to withdraw or let blood.

(intransitive) To perform a phlebotomy; to open a vein to withdraw or let blood.

Source: Wiktionary


Phle*bot"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Phlebotomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Phlebotomizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. phlébotomiser.]

Definition: To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [R.] Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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