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    VENESECTION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosisplay

    Synonyms:

    phlebotomy; venesection

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("venesection" is a kind of...):

    incision; section; surgical incision (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))

    bloodletting (formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine))

    Derivation:

    venesect (practice venesection)

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