Definition
The medical practice of opening a vein to remove blood, historically used to treat various illnesses.
Etymology
From Latin 'flebotomia,' combining Greek 'phlebos' (vein) + 'tome' (cutting). The practice was central to ancient and medieval medicine based on humoral theory.
Kelly Says
Bloodletting was considered cutting-edge medicine for over 2,000 years—doctors believed most illnesses came from imbalanced bodily fluids, so removing blood seemed logical, even though it often harmed patients.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ደም ማህደር
dem mah-der
ARالعربية
قسطرة الأوردة
qastarat al-awrad
BNবাংলা
রক্ত সঞ্চালন
rokto sanchalon
CACatalà
flebotomia
flay-bo-toh-mee-ah
CSČeština
flebotomie
flay-bo-toh-mee
DADansk
flebotomi
flay-bo-toh-mee
DEDeutsch
Blutentnahme
bloot-ent-nah-meh
ELΕλληνικά
φλεβοτομή
fley-vo-toh-mee
ESEspañol
flebotomía
fley-bo-toh-mee-ah
FAفارسی
venesection
ven-e-sek-shon
FISuomi
flebotomia
flay-bo-toh-mee-ah
FRFrançais
phlebotomie
flebo-toh-mee
GUGU
રક્તપ્રવાહ
rakt-pra-vah
HIहिन्दी
रक्त वाहिका
rakt vaah-kee-kah
HUMagyar
vénás vérszedés
ven-as vez-shed-esh
IDBahasa Indonesia
flebotomi
flay-bo-toh-mee
ITItaliano
flebotomia
flay-bo-toh-mee-ah
JA日本語
静脈穿刺
seimyaku-sō-shi
KMKM
ការបោះសាច់
ka-ar-boh-saach
KO한국어
정맥 천자
jeong-maek cheon-ja
MRMR
रक्ताचा प्रवाह
rakt-acha pra-vaah
MSBahasa Melayu
flebotomi
flay-bo-toh-mee
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေလိပ်
shwe-lei-p
NLNederlands
flebotomie
flay-bo-toh-mee
NONorsk
flebotomi
flay-bo-toh-mee
PLPolski
flebotomia
flay-bo-toh-mee-ah
PTPortuguês
flebotomia
flay-bo-toh-mee-ah
RORomână
flebotomie
flay-bo-toh-mee
RUРусский
флеботомия
fley-bo-toh-mee-ya
SVSvenska
flebotomi
flay-bo-toh-mee
SWKiswahili
flebotomy
flay-bo-toh-mee
THไทย
การ抽เลือด
gan chrao lueaud
TLTL
flebotomy
flay-bo-toh-mee
TRTürkçe
flebotomi
flay-bo-toh-mee
UKУкраїнська
флеботомія
fley-bo-toh-mee-ya
URاردو
خون کی نکاسی
khoon ki nikasi
VITiếng Việt
phlebotomy
flay-bo-toh-mee
ZH中文
静脉抽血
jìngmài chōuxue