verb
- performing phlebotomy; drawing blood from a vein for medical testing, donation, or therapeutic purposes
Usage: British spelling (American: phlebotomizing); present participle or gerund form of phlebotomise; medical/healthcare context
Examples
- The nurse was phlebotomising the patient to collect samples for laboratory analysis.
- Phlebotomising requires proper training and certification in most healthcare settings.
- The technician is phlebotomising donors at the blood bank today.
- Before phlebotomising, the healthcare worker must verify the patient's identity.
- She specializes in phlebotomising difficult cases where veins are hard to locate.