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Phlebotomize

verb/flɛbˈɑːɾəmˌaɪz/
Definition
draw blood
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/flɛbˈɑːɾəmˌaɪz/
🇬🇧British English
/flɛbˈɒtəmˌaɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/flɛbˈɒtəmˌaɪz/
4 syllables Say it as /flɛbˈɑːɾəmˌaɪz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
leechbleedphlebotomise
Parts of Speech
verbdraw blood
“In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment”
Word Forms
leechnouncarnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
phlebotomynounsurgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
aderlass
Blut abnehmen
🇫🇷French
phébotomiser
prélever du sang
🇪🇸Spanish
hacer una sangría
extraer sangre
🇮🇹Italian
flebotomizzare
prelevare sangue
🇳🇱Dutch
flebotomiseren
bloed trekken
🇵🇹Portuguese
flebotomizar
tirar sangue
🇷🇺Russian
пускать кровь
пустить кровь
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फ़्लेबोटोमाइज़ करना
खून निकालो
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
抽血
抽血
🇯🇵Japanese
瀉血する
採血する
🇰🇷Korean
정맥을 절개하다
피를 뽑다
🇹🇭Thai
ทำให้โลหิตจาง
เจาะเลือด
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengeluarkan darah
mengambil darah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فصد الوريد
سحب الدم
🇮🇷Persian
فلبوتومی کردن
خون کشیدن
🇹🇷Turkish
kan alma
kan almak
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'phlebotomize'?
The primary meaning of 'phlebotomize' is 'draw blood'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'phlebotomize' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'phlebotomize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'phlebotomize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'phlebotomize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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