Word: phlebotomize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: phle
bot
o
mize
Definition: To perform a phlebotomy on (a vein): to open (a vein) to withdraw or let blood.
Morphemes:
Affix: phlebo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to veins; make a veinlike pattern
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φλέψ
Language: grc
Decoded: phleps
Meaning: vein
Affix: -tomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A surgical incision; the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: I cut
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective