Phlebotomy Synonyms

flĭ-bŏtə-mē
Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bloodletting
  2. bleeding
  3. lancing
  4. leeching
  5. venesection
  6. sanguisage
  7. drainage
  8. draining

Words Related to Phlebotomy

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Phlebotomy Sentence Examples

  • Failure to follow correct phlebotomy protocols remains the major cause of " near miss " events.

  • Investigations showed that the original FBC sample had been aliquoted from a biochemistry sample by the nurse who performed the phlebotomy.

  • Increasingly junior doctors are not expected to do routine phlebotomy or administrative tasks such as finding beds, fetching radiographs and filing routine results.

  • This contrasts with the delay in the district nurse phlebotomy type of home visit.

  • Consultant medical staff participating and supervising phlebotomy seems not uncommon in Italy as Italian law requires the presence of a medical attendant.

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