Arteriotomy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arteriotomy \Ar*te`ri*ot"o*my\, n. [L. arteriotomia, Gr. ?; ? +
     ? a cutting.]
     1. (Med.) The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting.
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     2. That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the


        arteries.
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