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ven⋅i⋅sec⋅tion

[ven-uh-sek-shuhn, vee-nuh-]
–noun Surgery.
phlebotomy.


Origin:
ven(a) + -i- + section

ven⋅e⋅sec⋅tion

[ven-uh-sek-shuhn, vee-nuh-]
–noun Surgery.
phlebotomy.


Origin:
1655–65; < NL or ML vēnae sectiō cutting of a vein; see vein, section
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Main Entry: vene·sec·tion
Variant: also veni·sec·tion /'ven-&-"sek-sh&n, 'vEn-/
Function: noun
: PHLEBOTOMY

Main Entry: venisection
variant of VENESECTION
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venesection ven·e·sec·tion (věn'ĭ-sěk'shən, vē'nĭ-)
n.
See phlebotomy.

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