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Venesection

noun
1.
Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis.  Synonym: phlebotomy.





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... consists in opening a superficial vein (venesection) and allowing from eight to ten ounces of blood to flow from it. It is seldom used in the treatment of ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles


Words linked to "Venesection" :   surgical incision, bloodletting, venesect, incision, section


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