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Definition of phlebotomy adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

phlebotomy

adjectivenoun

adjective

NAmE//fləˈbɑt̮əmi//

noun [countable, uncountable] (pl. phlebotomies) (medical)

the opening of a vein in order to remove blood or put another liquid in

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