HyperDic: venipuncture

English > 1 sense of the word venipuncture:
NOUNactvenipuncture(medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
English > venipuncture: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning(medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye.
Categorymedicine, medical specialtyThe branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
BroaderpunctureThe act of puncturing or perforating
Spanishvenopunción
Catalanvenipunció, venopunció

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