🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

शिरावेधन

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shirāvedhan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Phlebotomy/fləˈbɒtəmi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"रक्त परीक्षण के लिए शिरावेधन एक आवश्यक प्रक्रिया है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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 16th century to describe the practice of drawing blood from a patient.

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