Phle*bot"o*my (?), n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. ; , , a vein + to cut: cf. F. phl'ebotomie. Cf. Fleam.] Med.
The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting.
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