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

declension of αιμοληψία

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	αιμοληψία •	αιμοληψίες •
genitive	αιμοληψίας •	αιμοληψίων •
accusative	αιμοληψία •	αιμοληψίες •
vocative	αιμοληψία •	αιμοληψίες •

Synonyms

• (phlebotomy): φλεβοτομία f (flevotomía)

Related terms

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

Further reading

• αιμοληψία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el