phlebotomize

phle·bot·o·mize  (fl-bt-mz)

tr.v. phle·bot·o·mized, phle·bot·o·miz·ing, phle·bot·o·miz·es

To perform a phlebotomy on; bleed.

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phlebotomize, phlebotomise [flɪˈbɒtəˌmaɪz]

vb

(Medicine / Surgery) (tr) Surgery to perform phlebotomy on (a patient)

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

phlebotomize - draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" leech, phlebotomise, bleed practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"