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Verb: phlebotomize  fli'bó-tu`mIz
  1. Draw blood
    "In the old days, doctors routinely phlebotomized patients as part of the treatment"
    - bleed, leech, phlebotomise [Brit]

Derived forms: phlebotomized, phlebotomizing, phlebotomizes

See also: phlebotomy

Type of: care for, treat

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