venesection
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of venesection
1655–65; < New Latin or Medieval Latin vēnae sectiō cutting of a vein; vein, section
Example Sentences
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These measures did no good but surely did less harm than venesection or a swig of mercury.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2010
Venesection and Its Suggestiveness.—Between the periods of antimony and calomel popularity venesection was the favorite remedy of physicians.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Venesection could be extremely dangerous if not correctly administered, but in the hands of a good physician, venesection was regarded by Galen as a more accurate treatment than drugs.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
A second venesection of 400 c.c. and proctoclysis of 1000 c.c. saline solution was tried.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
Since Erasistratus believed that only the veins carried blood while the arteries contained air, he also feared the possibility of transferring air from the arteries into the veins as a result of venesection.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
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