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Definition of Phlebotomise
1. Verb. Draw blood. "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Generic synonyms: Care For, Treat
Derivative terms: Leech, Phlebotomy
Medical Definition of Phlebotomise
1. To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. Origin: Gr. Phlebos = vein. (11 Jun 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phlebotomise
Literary usage of Phlebotomise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publicationsby Oxford Historical Society by Oxford Historical Society (1900)
"527. phlebotomise, to, i. 461. piaculum, ii. 422. piecemeal, i. 423-4. pigs of
lead, iv. 54. pike, trailing a, ¡ii. 123. pillion-cloth, i. ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1866)
"... no doubt, master," said the most intelligent of the men; " I have 'eared that
if you can bleed them"— " Hold your tongue, or I'll phlebotomise you. ..."
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