PHLEBOTOMY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis

Synonyms:

phlebotomy; venesection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("phlebotomy" is a kind of...):

incision; section; surgical incision (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))

bloodletting (formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine))

Derivation:

phlebotomize (draw blood)