phlebotomy
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8.5
- noun
- /fləˈbɒtəmi/
- Specialized
:
flebotomía
- The proposal to close the phlebotomy clinics was passed, based on the agreement of the majority of people present and in spite of my vociferous opposition.
- phlebotomy service
Examples
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The respondent burden at screening was high due to informed consent and phlebotomy procedures, so we kept data collection to a minimum.
Academic text (2008) -
Venepuncture, otherwise known as phlebotomy, is one of the most commonly performed invasive procedures.
Academic text (2014) -
"Come in back, we'll get started with the phlebotomy, the bloodletting," the doc said.
Fiction book (1996) -
Reducing the need for additional patient consultation and unnecessary phlebotomy associated with any additional testing, for example, can then reduce delays and impact on reducing overall healthcare costs to the system.
Academic text (2012) -
The OAC also has larger rooms for group interventions and focus groups, a laboratory offering urine testing and phlebotomy services, and more recently, rapid testing for HIV infection.
Academic text (2009) -
For example, if there are regular clinics for phlebotomy, this is the specific role undertaken by the phlebotomist or the HCA, and they would normally proceed with the clinic without any formalized referral by the practice nurse.
Academic text (2012) -
Phlebotomy is commonly used to treat patients with high blood counts through a phlebotomy procedure.
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During phlebotomy, blood is drawn from a patient's vein to help diagnose medical conditions.
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The doctor recommended phlebotomy as a treatment to alleviate the patient’s symptoms.
Synonyms
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9.5
A medical treatment that removes some blood from a person to try to cure or prevent illness
A cut into a vein to take blood for treatment
To put a needle into a vein to take blood or give medicine
Putting a needle into a vein to take blood or give medicine
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
phlebotomy = phlebo + tomy
Although analyzable by specialists as Greek combining forms (phlebo- 'vein' + -tomy 'cutting'), these elements are not productive standalone English words, so an average B1 learner cannot derive the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Phlebotomy comes from the parts phleb- meaning 'vein' and -tomy meaning 'cutting', the same -tomy you see in appendectomy. So, phlebotomy is literally 'cutting a vein' and today it means making a small cut into a vein to draw blood or treat some blood problems.