Venesection
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Venesection is a noun meaning (medicine) Cutting open or exposing a vein; a phlebotomy.
Meaning
(medicine) Cutting open or exposing a vein; a phlebotomy.
Example Sentences
His teachings on plethora and venesection remained influential until the nineteenth century.
She had paſſed through the milder Remedies frequently without ſucceſs: upon which account I deſigned Mercurialls; and beginning with Venæſection, afterwards purged her with decoct. epithymi, as it is preſcribed in the method of Cure.
Word Forms
- venesections
Synonyms for venesection
Depending on context, synonyms include venipuncture, phlebotomy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phlebotomy, venotomy, venectomy, phlebectomy, endophlebectomy, varicectomy.
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