Meaning of PHLEBOTOMY
| Pronunciation: | | flu'bâtumee
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis |
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PHLEBOTOMY is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | venesection |
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| | See Also: | | bloodletting, incision, section, surgical incision | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phle*bot"o*my\, n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. ?; ?, ?, a
vein + ? to cut: cf. F. phl['e]botomie. Cf. {Fleam}.] (Med.)
The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in
the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The removal of blood from a vein for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The therapeutic drawing of blood. |
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| | Related Terms: | | aspiration, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching, cupping, drafting, drainage, draining, drawing, emptying, leeching, milking, pipetting, pumping, siphoning, sucking, suction, tapping, venesection |
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