venesection
venesection · venesections
Cutting open or exposing a veinCutting open or exposing a vein; a phlebotomy.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Cutting open or exposing a vein; a phlebotomy.
More definitions
- surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
Forms
plural: venesections| Singular | venesection |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis:phlebotomy
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvenesect
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable