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venipuncture

noun

  1. puncture of a vein, as for drawing blood, intravenous feeding, or administration of medicine
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From ven- + puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).

  1. 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-).

  1. To puncture a vein in order to collect blood; to perform a venipuncture.