Venesection

2 definitions found

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

  Venesection \Ve`ne*sec"tion\, n. [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein
     + sectio section.] (Med.)
     The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood;
     bloodletting; phlebotomy.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  venesection
       n : surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
           [syn: {phlebotomy}]