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to phlebotomize

to phlebotomize

9.9
To take blood from a vein for medical tests
  • verb
  • /fləˈbɒtəˌmaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : flebotomizar
  • The nurse will phlebotomize you to obtain a blood sample for the lab tests.

Examples

  • After being phlebotomized, the patient was asked to rest for a few minutes.

  • I need to phlebotomize the patient before the surgery.

  • Years ago, doctors would frequently phlebotomize patients as a treatment for many diseases.

  • The nurse will phlebotomize you today.

  • The nurse will phlebotomize you to collect a blood sample for testing.

  • Before starting the treatment, the doctor will phlebotomize the patient to check for any infections.

  • To ensure an accurate diagnosis, the technician needs to phlebotomize the patient for a blood analysis.

Synonyms

to blood
vsto phlebotomize
  • Specialized
8 5.9

To take the red liquid from someone's body for tests or donation

is specifically about taking from a vein for medical purposes
to leech
vsto phlebotomize
  • Archaic
2 9.6

To let a bloodsucking worm attach to a person to take blood for medical treatment

uses modern vein access rather than attaching animals to the skin
to venesect
vsto phlebotomize
  • Archaic
9.9

To cut open a vein to let blood out for health reasons

uses puncture rather than cutting to get a sample from a vein

How Invasive

to bleed
331 1.0
to phlebotomize
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

phlebotomize infinitive
phlebotomized past participle
phlebotomizing present participle
phlebotomizes third person singular

Morphology

phlebotomize = phlebotomy (opaque) = phlebo + tomy + ize

Formed regularly by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to the noun 'phlebotomy', but that noun is specialised and built from Greek combining forms.

Etymology

The word phlebotomize comes from Greek parts phlebo- meaning 'vein' and -tomy meaning 'cut'. So, to phlebotomize someone is like 'cutting a vein' to draw blood, which is why it means 'to draw blood'.