VENESECTION - Definition

Pronunciation:		`veni'sekshun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis

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	Synonyms:	phlebotomy

	See Also:	bloodletting, incision, section, surgical incision

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.