phlebotomize
Puncture a vein
To phlebotomize is to draw blood from a vein, typically for medical testing or donation.
The procedure is performed by a phlebotomist: The nurse phlebotomized three patients before lunch.
Historically, phlebotomy was therapeutic bloodletting, once a common treatment for various ailments.
Therapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- syringeMedical injection tool
- lancetSmall surgical knife
puncture · antiseptic · sterile · gloves · specimen · vial · tube · collection
Therapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm
- cuppingSkin suction healing method
- scarificationIntentional shallow skin cuts
- barber-surgeonPre-modern medical practitioner
humors · purging · lancet · fleam · sanguine · medieval · Galen · miasma
Medical fluid analysis
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- specimenIndividual for examination
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
serum · plasma · hemoglobin · platelets · leukocytes · coagulation · pathology · analysis
Vessel toward heart
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- cephalicOf the head
- medianCentral sorted value
antecubital · saphenous · jugular · subclavian · venous · vasculature · valve · lumen
bloodletting
Therapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- syringeMedical injection tool
lancet · puncture · antiseptic · sterile · gloves · specimen · vial · tube · collection · withdraw
bloodletting
Therapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm
- cuppingSkin suction healing method
- scarificationIntentional shallow skin cuts
barber-surgeon · humors · purging · lancet · fleam · sanguine · medieval · Galen · miasma · balancing
bloodwork
Medical fluid analysis
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- specimenIndividual for examination
centrifuge · serum · plasma · hemoglobin · platelets · leukocytes · coagulation · pathology · analysis · CBC
vein
Vessel toward heart
median · antecubital · saphenous · jugular · subclavian · venous · vasculature · valve · lumen · bifurcation
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- bloodbankStorage for donated plasma
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
plasma · platelets · typing · crossmatch · unit · bag · transfuse · apheresis · autologous · directed