刺骼,放血
Phlebotomy \Phle*bot"o*my\, n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. ?; ?, ?, a vein + ? to cut: cf. F. phl['e]botomie. Cf. {Fleam}.] (Med.) The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting.
phlebotomy n : surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: {venesection}]