venipuncture
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of venipuncture
1900–05; variant of venepuncture with -i-
Example Sentences
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He’d heard that Theranos labs were still using venipuncture and asked Holmes about it.
From The Verge ● Nov. 18, 2021
Additional images released by the Navy on Wednesday show sailors preparing for the mission by practicing with IV needles during a venipuncture training and sterilizing surgical equipment.
From Fox News ● Mar. 26, 2020
In the closing of the complaint she filed Monday, Brengle seeks “entry of a Permanent Injunction restraining Defendants from performing and threatening to perform a venipuncture blood test” on her.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
In an interview last week before her lawsuit was filed, Brengle said that intense reactions to venipuncture have been an issue in her family for generations.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2018
It has even been shown that preemies in NICUs who have lullabies sung to them during venipuncture sessions have significantly lower pain scores following the prick.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2015
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