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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’