HyperDic: phlebotomy

English > 1 sense of the word phlebotomy:
NOUNactphlebotomy, venesectionsurgical incision into a vein
English > phlebotomy: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningsurgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis.
Synonymvenesection
Broaderbloodlettingformerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
incision, section, surgical incisionThe cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Spanishflebotomía
Catalanflebotomia
Verbsphlebotomizedraw blood

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