venesection

Noun

Meaning

The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

phlebotomy drawing feeding bleeding clearance evacuation depletion drafting suction draining aspiration emptying bloodletting cupping drainage

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Hypernyms

section incision bloodletting surgical incision

Examples

He sought to locate the precise site for venesection in pleurisy within the framework of the classical method. Source: Internet

Galen, however, staunchly defended venesection in his three books on the subject Brain P (trans.) Galen on Bloodletting: A study of the origins, development, and validity of his opinions, with a translation of the three works. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

venery venesect venesected venesector venestatin Veneta