ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

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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