transcription, транскрипция: [ flɪˈbɔtəmɪ ]
n. 1 the surgical opening or puncture of a vein. 2 esp. hist. blood-letting as a medical treatment. øøphlebotomist n. phlebotomize v.tr. (also -ise). [ME f. OF flebothomi f. LL phlebotomia f. Gk f. phleps phlebos vein + -TOMY]