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phlebotomize

phle·bot·o·mize
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fluh-bot-uh-mahyz]
    • /fləˈbɒt əˌmaɪz/
    • /flɪ.ˈbɒ.tə.maɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fluh-bot-uh-mahyz]
    • /fləˈbɒt əˌmaɪz/

Definitions of phlebotomize word

  • verb with object phlebotomize to subject to phlebotomy; bleed. 1
  • verb phlebotomize to perform phlebotomy on (a patient) 0
  • verb transitive phlebotomize to practice phlebotomy (on); bleed 0
See all 3 definitions of phlebotomize

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Origin of phlebotomize

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600, phlebotomize is from the Middle French word phlebotomiser (compare Medieval Latin flebotomizāre). See phlebotomy, -ize

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Parts of speech for Phlebotomize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Phlebotomize

phlebotomize popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for phlebotomize

verb phlebotomize

  • bleed — When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
  • hemorrhage — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
  • leeched — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
  • leeching — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
  • haemorrhage — (pathology) A heavy release of blood within or from a body.
All 7 Synonyms of phlebotomize

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