flebotomia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- phlebotomy noun The practice of drawing blood from a vein with a needle, for testing, donation or treatment.
Senses
flebotomia is used for these senses in English:
- phlebotomy The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.
phlebotomy — full definition
- noun The practice of drawing blood from a vein with a needle, for testing, donation or treatment.
- noun The deliberate removal of a quantity of blood as a therapy, used in conditions where the body holds too much iron or too many red cells.