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phlebotomize
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bleed: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
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Phlebotomus
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sandfly fever: a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths
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Phlebotomus papatasii
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sand fly: any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis
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phlebotomy
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venesection: surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
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phlebitis
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Phlebitis is an inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs. Perhaps the most famous sufferer from phlebitis was the late United States president Richard Nixon. The condition was also detailed in The Dharma Bums and other writings by Beat author Jack Kerouac, who suffered from the disease probably brought on by years of benzedrine and alcohol abuse. However, most people with the condition, perhaps 80 to 90 percent, are women. ...
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