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venepuncture

American  
[ven-uh-puhngk-cher, vee-nuh-] / ˈvɛn əˌpʌŋk tʃər, ˈvi nə- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. venipuncture.

venepuncture British  
/ ˈvɛnɪˌpʌŋktʃə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of venipuncture

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Etymology

Origin of venepuncture

1920–25; vene- ( see venesection) + puncture

Example Sentences

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In 1905 Stern designed a venepuncture or aspirating needle that was 7 cm long with a silver cannula of 4 cm.

From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby

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