phleb-

Variant of phlebo-

phlebo- definition

phlebo- (fleb′ō, -ə)

vein phlebotomy
also, before a vowel, phleb-

Etymology: < Gr phleps (gen. phlebos), a vein < IE *bhlegw-, to swell < base *bhel-, to blow up, swell > L flare, to blow

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