Phle·bot'o·mize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Phlebotomized ; present participle & verbal noun Phlebotomizing .] [ Confer French phlébotomiser .] To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [ R.] Howell. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/73
Type: Term Pronunciation: fle-bot′ŏ-mīz Definitions: 1. To draw blood from. 2. To achieve iron overload reduction by repeated removal of blood, as in hemochromatosis. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=68145
phlebotomize, phletotomise (Brit) 1. To draw blood from a person; there was a time when doctors routinely bled patients as part of a medical treatment. Synonyms: to bleed, to leech. 2. To remove blood by phlebotomy. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1641/4