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venesection
ven·e·sec·tion [ vènnə sékshən, vénnə sèkshən ] (plural ven·e·sec·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
surgery 
Same as  phlebotomy
[Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin venae sectio "cutting of a vein"]
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