phlebotomy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
    venesection.

WordNet

Phle*bot"o*my noun
Etymology
L. phlebotomia, Gr. , , a vein + to cut: cf. F. phlébotomie. Cf. Fleam.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting.

Webster 1913