phlebotomy

Meaning

The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.

Synonyms

venesection

bloodletting

venotomy

bleeding

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exsanguination

scarification

blood-letting

cupping

Translations

Aderlass

flebotomia

flebotomia

flebotomia

flebotomía

αφαίμαξη

φλεβοτομία

خزع الوريد

damar ameliyatı

فصائد

فصاد

فصد

Phlebotomie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flɪˈbɒtəmi/

Etymology

Cognate with French: phlébotomie

In summary

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.