phlebotomy

/fluh-bot-uh-mee/US // fləˈbɒt ə mi //UK // (flɪˈbɒtəmɪ) //

抽血术,抽血疗法,抽血学,抽血

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural phle·bot·o·mies.Medicine/Medical.
- : the act or practice of opening a vein for letting or drawing blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure; venesection; bleeding.

As was the case for phlebotomy, the number of ills that were supposedly relieved by cupping was enormous.
The great vogue in phlebotomy inspired the invention of ingenious instruments.
It is assumed that its appearance would be familiar to every one, since phlebotomy was so common.
Although Celsus practised phlebotomy, he discountenanced very strongly its excessive use.
As phlebotomy was one of the chief sources of profit to the barbers, they adopted a sign emblematical of this operation.