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phlebotomize
[ fluh-bot-uh-mahyz ]
phlebotomize
/ ڱɪˈɒəˌɪ /
verb
- tr surgery to perform phlebotomy on (a patient)
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·dzo··tDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phlebotomize1
Example Sentences
The phlebotomizing Jew swears he won't marry his daughter to any man who is not as rich as himself.
A physician, while in his patient’s room, in speaking to the surgeon about him, said, “You must phlebotomize the old gentleman to-morrow.”
Managing a theatre, publishing a newspaper, or keeping trained dogs or trotting horses, don't hardly begin to phlebotomize purse and reputation, like drinking.
And to think that all these agents heavily phlebotomize Uncle Sam's pockets to obtain such contemptible results!
And by the way, let me beg you not to call a trotting match a race, and not to speak of a "thorough-bred" as a "blooded" horse, unless he has been recently phlebotomized.
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