venesection
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of venesection
1655–65; < New Latin or Medieval Latin vēnae sectiō cutting of a vein; see vein, section
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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
Blood pressure after venesection was 164-122-42, pulse 76, but in a few days rose to 222-142-80, pulse 70.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
Frequently a veterinary spring lancet or fleam is mistaken for a human lancet, or a scarificator for an instrument of venesection.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Toby Appel
On one or two occasions in his own lifetime Morgagni fell ill and venesection was recommended.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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