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Surgical incision into a vein
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venesection
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: phlebotomy ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) phlebotomy#English.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Usage examples of venesection.
Warm compresses, venesection from the sublingual veins, and from the jugular, and purgatives in severe cases, are the further remedies.