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Noun: phlebotomy  flu'bó-tu-mee
  1. Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
    "The doctor performed phlebotomy to remove excess iron from the patient's blood";
    - venesection
     
  2. [archaic] (medicine) therapeutic bloodletting as a treatment for certain conditions
    "Medieval doctors often used phlebotomy to treat various ailments"

Derived forms: phlebotomies

Type of: bloodletting, incision, section, surgical incision

Encyclopedia: Phlebotomy