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Verb: phlebotomise  flu'bó-tu`mIz
Usage: Brit (=phlebotomize)
  1. Draw blood
    "In the old days, doctors routinely phlebotomised patients as part of the treatment"
    - bleed, leech, phlebotomize

Derived forms: phlebotomised, phlebotomising, phlebotomises

Type of: care for, treat