- a variation of venisection.
venesection
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of venesection
1655–65; < New Latin or Medieval Latin vēnae sectiō cutting of a vein; see vein, section
Example Sentences
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"In about a space of five months, I had venesection seven or eight times. So you can imagine my iron levels hit the floor and I felt even more exhausted," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
These measures did no good but surely did less harm than venesection or a swig of mercury.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2010
If the patients were unfavorably disposed towards venesection, Mondeville thought that it should not be performed, as it was not likely to do good.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
It may sometimes be well, if it occur early in a robust subject, to take blood locally, but it can rarely be justifiable to do so by venesection.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Numbers indicate locations where in certain diseases venesection should be undertaken.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
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