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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis;
[syn: venesection, phlebotomy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Venesection \Ve`ne*sec"tion\, n. [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein
   + sectio section.] (Med.)
   The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood;
   bloodletting; phlebotomy.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

venesection
    n 1: surgical incision into a vein; used to treat
         hemochromatosis [syn: venesection, phlebotomy]