1. performs phlebotomy; draws blood from a patient or donor for medical testing, transfusion, or therapeutic purposes
Usage: medical/clinical term; third-person singular present tense of phlebotomize

Examples

• The nurse phlebotomizes patients every morning in the lab.
• The technician phlebotomizes donors at the blood bank twice a week.
• Before surgery, the anesthesiologist phlebotomizes the patient to collect baseline blood work.
• She phlebotomizes with precision and minimal discomfort to the patient.
• The clinic phlebotomizes approximately 50 patients daily for routine testing.