Associations to the word «Phlebotomy»

Wiktionary

PHLEBOTOMY, noun. The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.

Dictionary definition

PHLEBOTOMY, noun. Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.