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phlebotomy definition

phle·boto·my (fli)

noun

the act or practice of bloodletting as a therapeutic measure

Etymology: ME flebotomie < OFr flebothomie < LL phlebotomia < Gr: see phlebo- & -tomy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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