phlebotomise
Definition
- Verb:
- To perform phlebotomy; to draw blood from a vein, typically for medical purposes such as testing, donation, or (historically) therapeutic bloodletting. The term is a technical medical verb for the act of opening a vein to extract blood.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The nurse will phlebotomise the patient to collect samples for the lab.
- In historical practice, barber-surgeons would phlebotomise individuals to treat a variety of ailments.
Advanced Usage
- Passive Voice: Often used in medical contexts to describe the procedure being performed on a patient.
- The patient was phlebotomised prior to the surgery.
Variants and Related Words
- Phlebotomize (verb): The American English spelling variant of 'phlebotomise'.
- Phlebotomy (noun): The medical procedure or practice of drawing blood from veins.
- She is trained in phlebotomy.
- Phlebotomist (noun): A healthcare professional trained to draw blood.
- The phlebotomist was very skilled at finding veins.
Synonyms
- Bleed (verb, historical/medical context): To draw blood from.
- Venipuncture (verb/noun, modern clinical term): The technical term for puncturing a vein to draw blood or administer medication.
Related Phrases
- To draw blood: The common, non-technical phrase meaning to take blood from a vein.
- The technician needs to draw blood for the test.
Verb
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draw blood
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In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment
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