αιμοληψία

Greek

Etymology

Compound from αιμο- (aimo-, haemo- (bloοdd)) + -ληψία (-lipsía, taking, seizing), a calque of French prise de sang

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.mo.liˈpsi.a/
  • Hyphenation: αι‧μο‧λη‧ψί‧α

Noun

αιμοληψία • (aimolipsía) f

  1. (medicine) bloodletting
  2. (loosely, pathology) phlebotomy

Declension

Synonyms

  • see: αίμα n (aíma, blood) & λήψη f (lípsi, taking)

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