| Pronunciation: | | fli'bâtu`mIz
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[v] draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" |
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PHLEBOTOMIZE is a 12 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | bleed, leech, phlebotomise |
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| | See Also: | | care for, treat |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phle*bot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Phlebotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phlebotomizing}.] [Cf. F.
phl['e]botomiser.]
To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [R.] --Howell.
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