English Explanatory Dictionary

phlebotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/flɪˈbɒtəmi/ /fləˈbɒtəmi/

Word forms

phlebotomy phlebotomies

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.

Synonyms

venesection venipuncture

Derived words

phlebotomic phlebotomist phlebotomize
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