Phlebotomy

Meaning

Noun

●

In Medicine:

The

of a

, either to

blood or for

blood; venesection.

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Origin

phlebotomy

English

flebothomie

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

phlebotomia

English

φλεβοτόμος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

φλέψ

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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