phlebotomia
From LSJ
τὸν ἀπὸ γραμμᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
phlĕbŏtŏmĭa: (flĕb-), ae, f., = φλεβοτομία>,
I blood-letting, phlebotomy: phlebotomiam adhibere, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 18, 104: phlebotomiā uti, Veg. Vet. 1, 14, 3.
