Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb phlebotomise

1 sense of phlebotomise

Sense 1
bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise -- (draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment")
       => treat, care for -- (provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics")