1. to draw blood from a vein, typically for medical testing or donation
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'phlebotomize'; medical/healthcare term

Examples

• The nurse will phlebotomise you to collect blood samples for the lab.
• Patients must fast before being phlebotomised for accurate glucose testing.
• The technician phlebotomised three donors at the blood bank yesterday.
• It is standard procedure to phlebotomise patients before surgery.
• She was trained to phlebotomise safely and with minimal discomfort to the patient.