phlebotomist (flebotomist)

[= F. phlé botomiste = Pg.phlebotomist a (ef. Sp. flebotomo, It. flebotomo ), a phlebotomist; as phlebotom -y+ -ist.] One who practises phlebotomy; a bloodletter. phlebotomize (flē-bot'ō-mīz), v. t.; pret. and pp. phlebotomized, ppr. phlebotomizing. [= F. phlé botomiser = Sp. flebotomizar = Pg. phleboto misar; as phlebotom - y + -ize.] To let blood from; bleed by opening a vein. Also spelled phlebotomise. All body politicks.. must have an evacuation for their corrupt humours, they must be phlebotomized . Howell, England's Tears (ed. 1645). to speak of a "thorough-bred" Let me beg you not as a "blooded" horse, unle he has been recently phle botomized . I consent to your saying "blood horse," if you like. O. W. Holmes, Autocrat, p. 40. phlebotomy (fle-bot'ō-mi), n. [Formerly spelled phlebotomie; = Sp. flebotomía = Pg. phlebotomia = It. fle botomia, Every sin is an incision of the soul, a lancination, a phle botomy , a letting of the soul-blood. Donne , Sermons, xi. IMG:content-0036.png:[blocks in formation] His temperament boasted a certain amount of phlegm, and he preferred an undemonstrative, not ungentle, but serious aspect to any other. Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, xiii. =Syn. 4. Insensibility, Impa ibility, etc. See apathy.