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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPhlebotomy
/fləˈbɒtəmi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The practice of drawing blood from a vein, especially for diagnostic laboratory testing.
"The diagnostic center required a certified technician skilled in phlebotomy to collect the patient's blood samples." - 2
The surgical opening or puncture of a vein.
"Historically, phlebotomy was widely practiced as a primary therapeutic intervention to balance bodily humors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'phlebotomy' originates from the Greek words 'phlebs', meaning 'vein', and 'tome', meaning 'to cut'. It has been used in medical contexts since the 17th century to describe the practice of drawing blood from a vein for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phlebotomy" is said worldwide
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phlébotomie
Transliteration: fle.bɔ.tɔ.mi
"La phlébotomie est une procédure médicale courante pour les analyses de sang."
Phlebotomie
Transliteration: fle.bo.toˈmiː
"Die Phlebotomie wird zur Entnahme von Blutproben durchgeführt."
flebotomia
Transliteration: fle.bo.toˈmi.a
"La flebotomia è necessaria per eseguire gli esami del sangue."
flebotomía
Transliteration: fle.βo.toˈmi.a
"El técnico realizó una flebotomía para extraer la muestra de sangre."
flebotomia
Transliteration: fle.bo.toˈmi.ɐ
"A flebotomia é um procedimento essencial nos exames laboratoriais."
शिरावेधन
Transliteration: shirāvedhan
"रक्त परीक्षण के लिए शिरावेधन एक आवश्यक प्रक्रिया है।"
静脉切开术
Transliteration: jìngmài qiēkāishù
"静脉切开术是采集血液样本的常规医疗程序。"
정맥절개술
Transliteration: jeongmaekjeolgaesul
"혈액 검사를 위해 정맥절개술을 시행했습니다."
静脈切開
Transliteration: jōmyaku sekkai
"静脈切開は血液検査のための重要な手技です。"
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