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phlebotomy

/flɪˈbɒtəmi/

/flɪˈbɑːtəmi/

Translations

phlebotomynoun

phlebotomies

Phlebotomy is often used to treat certain medical conditions.

Флеботомия часто используется для лечения определенных медицинских состояний.

Synonyms

blood drawing

blood sampling

phlebotomyadjective

/flɪˈbɒtəmi/

/flɪˈbɑːtəmi/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g. "phlebotomy technician") to mean ‘relating to phlebotomy’; relational, non-gradable.

phlebotomynoun

The practice or procedure of drawing blood from a vein, typically for medical testing, transfusions, or donations.

The nurse performed a phlebotomy to collect a blood sample for the lab tests.

The act or procedure of letting blood from a patient for therapeutic purposes, especially in former medical practice.

In the 18th century phlebotomy was routinely prescribed to treat fever.

phlebotomyadjective

Relating to the practice of drawing blood.

She completed her phlebotomy training before starting work in the clinic.