Flēam, n.

n. [D. flym or flijm, M. H. Ger. fliedeme, flieden, flitte, fliete, O. H. Ger. fliedimâ, fliodemâ, L. Lat. flevotomum, Lat. phlebotomum, Gr. φλεβοτόμον, from φλέψ, gen. φλεβός, vein, and τέμνειν, to cut.] (Surg. & Far.) A sharp instrument used for opening veins for letting blood; a lancet.