(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:58:06

Phle*bot"o*my (?), n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. ; , , a vein + to cut: cf. F. phl'ebotomie. Cf. Fleam.] Med.

The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting.

 

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