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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These measures did no good but surely did less harm than venesection or a swig of mercury.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2010
This, of course, was an exceptional case at the very height of the venesection furor, but it helps us to realize how convinced physicians were of the curative power of the practice.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
The only advantage of the spring lancet was that it could be used by those who were ignorant of anatomy and the art of venesection.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
There is but little confidence to-day in the methods by venesection and purgation, upon which at one time reliance was placed.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
When a patient is seen in the condition of broken compensation with the much dilated heart, anasarca, dyspnea and suppression of urine, there is no better practice than venesection.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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