phlebotomy
noun
phle·bot·o·my
fli-ˈbä-tə-mē 
plural phlebotomies
: the drawing of blood (as by venipuncture) for transfusion, apheresis, diagnostic testing, or experimental procedures
Note: Phlebotomy was once widely used to treat many types of disease but is now limited to the treatment of only a few conditions like hemochromatosis and polycythemia vera.
While scientists struggle to understand the molecular subtleties of hemochromatosis, the clinical treatment of the disorder remains remarkably primitive: serial phlebotomy. That is, weekly bloodletting.—
David A. Shaywitz
David A. Shaywitzcalled also venesection
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The health center hired people already skilled at having nonjudgmental, de-stigmatizing conversations and trained them to provide clinal care, phlebotomy, advanced testing and injections.
—Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
The classes, which are virtual and in person, include soft skills training, phlebotomy certification and community health worker certification.
—Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
Currently the program offers phlebotomy and certified nurse assistants training and certification.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2023
The interns rotate three times throughout the year across about 20 departments, ranging from nursing to the phlebotomy lab and security.
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Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
The classes, which are virtual and in person, include soft skills training, phlebotomy certification and community health worker certification.
—Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
Currently the program offers phlebotomy and certified nurse assistants training and certification.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2023
The interns rotate three times throughout the year across about 20 departments, ranging from nursing to the phlebotomy lab and security.
—Dallas News, 31 May 2022
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phlebotomy
noun
phle·bot·o·my
fli-ˈbät-ə-mē
: the removal of blood from a vein chiefly for transfusion or diagnosis and widely used in the past to treat many types of disease but now limited to the treatment of only a few specific conditions
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phlebotomy
noun
phle·bot·o·my
fli-ˈbät-ə-mē
plural phlebotomies
: the letting of blood (as by venipuncture) for transfusion, apheresis, diagnostic testing, or experimental procedures and widely used in the past to treat many types of disease but now limited to the treatment of only a few specific conditions (as hemochromatosis and polycythemia vera)
called also venesection, venotomy
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