phlebotomy

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The intracellular cytokine assay was conducted using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) isolated from whole blood within 4 hours of phlebotomy, as described previously [41].

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  1. noun The act or practice of opening a vein by incision or puncture to remove blood as a therapeutic treatment. Also called venesection.

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  • The result was the immediate administration of port wine instead of phlebotomy, and the patient's rapid recovery. —  What I Remember, Volume 2
  • CCAC is offering programs in such areas as basic electronics, instructional technology support, phlebotomy, emergency medical technology and certified nurse's assistance. —  WPXI.com - Local News
  • The intracellular cytokine assay was conducted using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) isolated from whole blood within 4 hours of phlebotomy, as described previously [41]. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Whole blood obtained within 4 hours of phlebotomy was depleted of CD8+ T cells by incubation with anti-CD8 RosetteSep antibody (Stem Cell Technologies) prior to PBMC separation by ficoll-histopaque density centrifugation. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • I don't know if I should have had the phlebotomy or not. —  Living InThe Bonus Round
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  1. Middle English flebotomie, from Old French flebothomie, from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Greek phlebotomiā, from phlebotomos, opening a vein : phlebo-, phlebo- + -tomos, cutting; see -tome.

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  1. Formerly spelled phlebotomie; from Old French phlebotomie, French phlébotomie = Spanish flebotomía = Portuguese phlebotomia = Italian flebotomia, from Late Latin phlebotomia, from Greek φλεβοτομία, the opening of a vein, blood-letting, from φλεβοτόμος, opening veins, from φλέψ (φλεβ-), a vein, + τέμνειν, ταμεῑν, cut. Cf. fleam.
 

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