verb
- past tense and past participle of phlebotomise; to perform phlebotomy on (a person), typically by drawing blood from a vein for medical testing or donation.
Usage: British spelling; American equivalent is 'phlebotomized'; medical/clinical context
Examples
- The patient was phlebotomised before the surgery to collect blood samples for testing.
- She phlebotomised three donors at the blood bank yesterday.
- The nurse phlebotomised him to check his cholesterol levels.
- After being phlebotomised, the donor was asked to rest for a few minutes.
- The lab technician phlebotomised the patient and sent the samples for analysis.