phle|bot|o|my

phle|bot|o|my
phle|bot|o|my «flih BOT uh mee», noun, plural -mies.
1. the opening of a vein to let blood; bleeding as a therapeutic device; venesection.
2. the transfusion or collection of blood, as at a blood bank.
[< Late Latin phlebotomia < Greek phlebotomíā, ultimately < phléps, phlebós blood vessel + témnein to cut]

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