- venisection
- venisection var of VENESECTION
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veni·sec·tion (ven″ĭ-sekґshən) phlebotomy.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
venisection
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venisection — /ven euh sek sheuhn, vee neuh /, n. Surg. phlebotomy. Also, venesection. [VEN(A) + I + SECTION] * * * … Universalium
venisection — n. bloodletting, practice of drawing blood from a vein as a medical therapy, phlebotomy … English contemporary dictionary
venisection — var. of VENESECTION. * * * variant of venesection * * * /ven euh sek sheuhn, vee neuh /, n. Surg. phlebotomy. Also, venesection. [VEN(A) + I + SECTION] * * * venesecˈtion or venisecˈtion noun 1. Surgical incision into a vein, phlebotomy … Useful english 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
lancet — noun /lɑːn.sɪt,læn.sɪt/ a) A sharp, pointed, two edged surgical instrument used in venisection and for opening abscesses etc. b) A fleam … Wiktionary
phlebotomy — Incision into or needle puncture of a vein for the purpose of drawing blood. SYN: venesection, venotomy. [phlebo + G. tome, incision] bloodless p. SYN: phlebostasis (2). * * * phle·bot·o·my fli bät ə mē … Medical dictionary
venesection — n. (also venisection) phlebotomy. Etymology: med.L venae sectio cutting of a vein (as VEIN, SECTION) … Useful english dictionary
ven- — combining form or veni or veno Etymology: Latin vena 1. : vein venipuncture … Useful english dictionary
ven|e|sec|tion — «VEHN uh SEHK shuhn», noun. the opening of a vein to let blood; phlebotomy: »Venesection was practiced by barbers in the Middle Ages. Also, venisection. ╂[< Medieval Latin venaesectio, onis < Latin vēnae, genitive of vēna vein + sectiō,… … Useful english dictionary
