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Phlebotomy  

Entry terms

  • Bleeding (Therapy)
  • Bloodletting

Description

  • In medicine, the removal of a substantial amount of blood from a peripheral vein for therapeutic or preventive purposes, in order to reduce the circulating blood volume

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http://w3id.org/amshistorica/salasso

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