fleobotomie
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phlebotomy — noun (plural mies) Etymology: Middle English fleobotomie, from Middle French flebothomie, from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Greek, from phleb + tomia tomy Date: 14th century the letting of blood for transfusion, diagnosis, or experiment, and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
phlebotomy — /fleuh bot euh mee/, n., pl. phlebotomies. Med. the act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood as a therapeutic measure; venesection; bleeding. [1350 1400; earlier flebotomye, phlebothomy ( < MF flebotomie) < ML phlebotomia, LL < Gk… … Universalium
phlebotomy — phle•bot•o•my [[t]fləˈbɒt ə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg the act or practice of opening a vein to let or draw blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure Also called venesection • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME fleobotomie (< MF flebotomie) < ML… … From formal English to slang
