Definitions for: Phlebotomize

[v] draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"

Webster (1913) Definition: Phle*bot"o*mize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Phlebotomized; p. pr. & vb. n. Phlebotomizing.] [Cf. F.
phl['e]botomiser.]
To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [R.] --Howell.

Synonyms: bleed, leech, phlebotomise

See Also: care for, treat