| NOUN | act | venesection, phlebotomy | surgical incision into a vein |
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| Meaning | surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis. | |
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| Synonym | phlebotomy | |
| Broader | bloodletting | formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) |
| incision, section, surgical incision | The cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | |
| Spanish | flebotomía | |
| Catalan | flebotomia | |
| Verbs | venesect | practice venesection |
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