phlebotomy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis

Etymology

From Old French flebothomie (French phlébotomie), from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτόμος (phlebotómos, “that opens a vein”), from φλέψ (phléps, “vein”). By surface analysis, phlebo- + -tomy.

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Synonyms

venesection

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