venipuncture
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venipuncture
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From ven- + puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).
noun venipunctures · venepuncture · venopuncture
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The puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.
Similar: blood draw, phlebotomy, venesection
verb venipunctures · venipuncturing · venipunctured · venepuncture · venopuncture
- To puncture a vein in order to collect blood; to perform a venipuncture.
Talk about this word "venipuncture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/venipuncture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. venipuncture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/venipuncture "venipuncture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/venipuncture.Cite this
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title = {venipuncture},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/venipuncture},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
