phlebotomize

Verb

Meaning

To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

leech bleed phlebotomise run gush draft drain shed bleeding outflow hemorrhage trickle weep spurt seep
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Antonyms

help cascade gush save fill flood
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Hypernyms

treat care for

Derivatives

phlebotomized phlebotomizing

Examples

In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

phlebotomise phlebotomist phlebotomization phlebotomus phlebotomus fever Phlebotomus papatasii