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