venesection
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Venesection — Ve ne*sec tion, n. [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein + sectio section.] (Med.) The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
venesection — [ven′ə sek΄shən, vē′nəsek΄shən] n. [< ModL venae sectio, cutting of a vein: see VEIN & SECTION] Med. PHLEBOTOMY … English World dictionary
venesection — noun Etymology: New Latin venae section , venae sectio, literally, cutting of a vein Date: 1661 phlebotomy … New Collegiate Dictionary
venesection — /ven euh sek sheuhn, vee neuh /, n. Surg. phlebotomy. Also, venisection. [1655 65; < NL or ML venae sectio cutting of a vein; see VEIN, SECTION] * * * … Universalium
venesection — SYN: phlebotomy. [L. vena, vein, + sectio, a cutting] * * * vene·sec·tion also veni·sec·tion ven ə .sek shən, vēn n PHLEBOTOMY * * * n. see phlebotomy * * * vene·sec·tion (ven″ə sekґshən) [ … Medical dictionary
venesection — n. bloodletting, practice of drawing blood from a vein as a medical therapy, phlebotomy … English contemporary dictionary
venesection — [ˌvɛnɪ sɛkʃ(ə)n, vɛnɪ ] noun another term for phlebotomy. Origin C17: from med. L. venae sectio(n ) cutting of a vein … English new terms dictionary
venesection — n. Bleeding, phlebotomy, blood letting … New dictionary of synonyms
venesection — ven·e·sec·tion … English syllables
venesection — n.; see phlebotomy … The new mediacal dictionary
