Diagnostic Procedure
phlebotomy
phle·bot·o·my [ fluh-bot-uh-mee ]
Subclass of:
Collection of blood specimen for laboratory procedure;
Puncture procedure
Etymology:
Latin phlebotomia = opening a vein for bleeding; originally from Greek phleps = a vein + tome = incision
In use in English since 1589.
In use in English since 1589.
Definitions related to venous blood sampling:
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(phlebotomy) Incision of a vein for the drawing of blood.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(phlebotomy) The collection of blood from a vein, most commonly via needle venipuncture.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(phlebotomy) The puncture of a vein with a needle for the purpose of drawing blood.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(phlebotomy) The techniques used to draw blood from a vein for diagnostic purposes or for treatment of certain blood disorders such as erythrocytosis, hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, and porphyria cutanea tarda.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(phlebotomy: venous blood sample) Removal of a sample of venous blood from an uncannulated veinNursing Interventions ClassificationUniversity of Iowa, 2007
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Phlebotomy is a technique in which a needle is temporarily inserted into a vein to provide venous access for venous blood sampling. Veins have a 3-layered wall composed of an internal endothelium surrounded by a thin layer of muscle fibers, which in turn is surrounded by a layer of connective tissue.WebMD, 2019
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