Noun: phlebotomy flu'bó-tu-mee
- Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
"The doctor performed phlebotomy to remove excess iron from the patient's blood";
- venesection
- [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