What does venesection mean?
Venesection means (medicine) Cutting open or exposing a vein; a phlebotomy..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(medicine) Cutting open or exposing a vein; a phlebotomy..
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.
His teachings on plethora and venesection remained influential until the nineteenth century.
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Venesection means (medicine) Cutting open or exposing a vein; a phlebotomy..
Common synonyms include venipuncture, phlebotomy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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