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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VENESECTION

n.[L. vena, vein, and sectio, a cutting. ] The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; blood-letting; phlebotomy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VENESECTION

Ve `ne *sec "tion, n. Etym: [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein + sectio section. ] (Med. )

 

Defn: The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

venesection

ven e sec tion |ˈvēnəˌsekSHən, ˈvenə -ˈvinəˌsɛkʃən | ▶noun another term for phlebotomy. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin venae sectio (n- ) ‘cutting of a vein. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

venesection

venesection |ˌvɛnɪˈsɛkʃ (ə )n, ˈvɛnɪ -| ▶noun another term for phlebotomy. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin venae sectio (n- )‘cutting of a vein ’.