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venipuncture

or ven·e·punc·ture

[ ven-uh-puhngk-cher, vee-nuh- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. the puncture of a vein for surgical or therapeutic purposes or for collecting blood specimens for analysis.

venipuncture

/ ˈvɛnɪˌpʌŋktʃə /

noun

  1. med the puncturing of a vein, esp to take a sample of venous blood or inject a drug

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Word History and Origins

Origin of venipuncture1

1900–05; variant of venepuncture with -i-

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