phlebotomy
/flɪˈbɑtəmi/noun
phlebotomy is spelled P-H-L-E-B-O-T-O-M-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phlebotomy means “The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phlebotomy is phlebotomies.
How many letters and syllables are in phlebotomy?
| Letters | 10: P-H-L-E-B-O-T-O-M-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is phlebotomy?
Phlebotomy appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce phlebotomy?
- UK /flɪˈbɒtəmi/
- UK /fləˈbɒtəmi/
- US /flɪˈbɑtəmi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with phlebotomy?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as phlebotomy from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtəmi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of phlebotomy
- phlebotomies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phlebotomy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phlebotomy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesectio:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | phlébotomie |
| German | Aderlass |
| Portuguese | flebotomia |
| Spanish | flebotomía |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does phlebotomy come from?
From Old French flebothomie (French phlébotomie), from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Ancient Greek φλεβοτόμος (phlebotómos, “that opens a vein”), from φλέψ (phléps, “vein”). By surface analysis, phlebo- + -tomy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).