Meaning of phlebotomize in English:
phlebotomize
(British phlebotomise)
Pronunciation /flɪˈbɒtəmʌɪz/
verb
[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’