venipuncture
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editFrom ven- + puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).
Noun
editvenipuncture (countable and uncountable, plural venipunctures)
- (hematology) The puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.
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edithematology: the collection of blood from a vein
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Verb
editvenipuncture (third-person singular simple present venipunctures, present participle venipuncturing, simple past and past participle venipunctured)
- To puncture a vein in order to collect blood; to perform venipuncture.