venesection

or ven·i·sec·tion

[ ven-uh-sek-shuhn, vee-nuh- ]

noun

, Surgery.

1. phlebotomy.

venesection

/ ˈvɛnɪˌsɛkʃən /

noun

1. surgical incision into a vein

Word History and Origins

Origin of venesection¹

1655–65; < New Latin or Medieval Latin vēnae sectiō cutting of a vein; vein, section

Word History and Origins

Origin of venesection¹

C17: from New Latin vēnae sectiō; see vein , section

Example Sentences

Regular venesections - collecting blood for diagnosis - mean their iron counts are going down.

From BBC

The British physicians had tried venesection, the medical term for bloodletting, and it had not worked—perhaps, they thought, because they tried it too late in the course of the disease.

From Scientific American

The only treatment for this is venesection, where I have a pint of blood removed every few months.

From BBC

The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; Ð esp. applied to venesection.

From Project Gutenberg

It may sometimes be well, if it occur early in a robust subject, to take blood locally, but it can rarely be justifiable to do so by venesection.

From Project Gutenberg