venipuncture
noun
- puncture of a vein, as for drawing blood, intravenous feeding, or administration of medicine
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From ven- + puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).
- The puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.
verb
Etymology: From ven- + puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).
- To puncture a vein in order to collect blood; to perform a venipuncture.