Meaning of phlebotomize in English:
phlebotomize
Pronunciation /flɪˈbɒtəmʌɪz/
verb
(also British phlebotomise)
[with object] archaic Withdraw blood from (a person) by surgically opening or puncturing a vein, historically for the purpose of bloodletting.
- ‘it may be necessary to phlebotomize the patient’