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phlebotomize
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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.
phlebotomize, phlebotomise [flɪˈbɒtəˌmaɪz]
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(Medicine / Surgery) (tr) Surgery to perform phlebotomy on (a patient)
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Verb1.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"
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