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venisection

American

[ven-uh-sek-shuhn, vee-nuh-] / ˌvɛn əˈsɛk ʃən, ˌvi nə- /

Or venesection

noun

Surgery.

phlebotomy.

Etymology

Origin of venisection

ven(a) + -i- + section

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