Phlebotomy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Phlebotomy : (noun)

1: surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: venesection]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Phlebotomy : \Phle*bot"o*my\, n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. ?; ?, ?, a vein _ ? to cut: cf. F. phl['e]botomie. Cf. Fleam.] (Med.) The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Phlebotomy : Phlebotomy: Obtaining blood from a vein. In the old days, this was done by incising (cutting) a vein and just letting the blood flow into a container. Today phlebotomy is done more neatly by puncturing a vein with a needle.

Phlebotomy may be done in order to obtain blood for diagnostic tests or to remove blood for treatment purposes (eg, to relieve the iron overload in { hemochromatosis ).

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Phlebotomy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Phlebotomy