venesection

(venə sek′s̸hən, vēnə-)

noun

Med. phlebotomy

Origin: < ModL venae sectio, cutting of a vein: see vein & section

See venesection in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: New Latin vēnae sectiō

Origin: : Latin vēnae

Origin: , genitive sing. of vēna, vein

Origin: + Latin sectiō, sectiōn-, cutting; see section

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