English verb: phlebotomize | |||
1. | phlebotomize (body) draw blood | ||
Samples | In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment. | ||
Synonyms | bleed, leech, phlebotomise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||