Found 2 items, similar to phlebotomy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: phlebotomy phlebotomy n : surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: venesection]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Phlebotomy 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. [1913 Webster]