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phlebotomize

phlebotomize verb: to perform a phlebotomy on (a vein): to open (a vein) to withdraw or let blood.

Verb

phlebotomize (third-person singular simple present phlebotomizes, present participle phlebotomizing, simple past and past participle phlebotomized)

  1. (transitive) To perform a phlebotomy on (a vein): to open (a vein) to withdraw or let blood.
  2. (transitive) To perform a phlebotomy on (a person): to open a vein of (a person) to withdraw or let blood.
  3. (intransitive) To perform a phlebotomy; to open a vein to withdraw or let blood.

Forms of phlebotomize

third-person singular presentphlebotomizes
present participlephlebotomizing
past participlephlebotomized
pastphlebotomized

Origin of phlebotomize

From phlebotomy + -ize.

Words formed from phlebotomize

Questions about phlebotomize

What does phlebotomize mean?
Phlebotomize means to perform a phlebotomy on (a vein): to open (a vein) to withdraw or let blood.
What part of speech is phlebotomize?
Phlebotomize is a verb.
What is the past tense of phlebotomize?
The past tense of phlebotomize is phlebotomized.

Words near phlebotomize in the dictionary

  1. phlebotomises
  2. phlebotomising
  3. phlebotomist
  4. phlebotomists
  5. phlebotomization
  6. phlebotomize
  7. phlebotomized
  8. phlebotomizes
  9. phlebotomizing
  10. phlebotomus
  11. phlebotomus fever

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