-əˌmīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French phlebotomiser, from Medieval Latin flebotomizare, from Late Latin phlebotomia, flebotomia phlebotomy + -izare -ize
transitive verb
: to draw blood from : bleed
intransitive verb
1. : to practice phlebotomy
2. : to submit to phlebotomy : undergo bleeding