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Definition of: phlebotomy
(fli·bot′ə·mē) noun Surg.
The practice of opening a vein for letting blood as a remedial measure; bloodletting. [<OF flebothomie <L phlebotomia <Gk., the opening of a vein <phleps, phlebos a vein + temnein cut]
—phleb·o·tom·ic (fleb′ə·tom′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
— phle·bot′o·mist noun
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