Crossword clues for venesection
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Venesection
Venesection \Ve`ne*sec"tion\, n. [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein + sectio section.] (Med.) The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.
Wiktionary
venesection
n. (context medicine English) phlebotomy#English.
WordNet
venesection
n. surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: phlebotomy]
Usage examples of "venesection".
Warm compresses, venesection from the sublingual veins, and from the jugular, and purgatives in severe cases, are the further remedies.