phleb·o·tom·ic
| \ ¦flebə¦tämik \
variants:
or less commonly phlebotomical \
-mə̇kəl
\
Definition of phlebotomic
1
: of or relating to phlebotomy
2
: bloodsucking
—used of insects
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