phlebotomy
(flĕ-bot′ŏ-mē)
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[phlebo- + -tomy]
The puncturing of a vein or the surgical opening of a vein to withdraw blood.
SYN: SEE: blood draw
BLOOD DRAWING FROM THE ANTECUBITAL VEIN
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Phlebotomy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744084/all/phlebotomy.
Phlebotomy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744084/all/phlebotomy. Accessed November 3, 2024.
Phlebotomy. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744084/all/phlebotomy
Phlebotomy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 03]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744084/all/phlebotomy.
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