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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
phlebotomy /flɪˈbɒtəmi/

▶noun (pl. phlebotomies) the surgical opening or puncture of a vein to withdraw blood or introduce a fluid.

– derivatives
phlebotomist noun,
phlebotomize (or phlebotomise) verb (archaic).

– origin ME: via OFr. from late L. phlebotomia from Gk, from phleps, phleb- ‘vein’ + -tomia ‘cutting’.

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