Look up: Venipuncture

1. venipuncture
   [n] - (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
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2. Venipuncture
   Venipuncture: The puncture of a vein with a needle to withdraw blood. Also called phlebotomy or, more often, a blood draw.
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3. venipuncture
   Puncture of a vein. Category: Medicine
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4. venipuncture
   <procedure> The puncture of a vein (usually in the arm) with a hollow bore needle for the purpose of obtaining a blood specimen. ... The only risks are localised pain, haematoma (accumulation of blood under the skin), bleeding, secondary infection (rare) and fainting (in susceptible individuals). ... (12 Jan 1998) ...
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5. venipuncture
   noun (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
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6. Venipuncture
   In medicine `venipuncture` or venepuncture (also known as `phlebotomy`, `venesection`, `blood draw`, `drawing blood` or `taking blood`) is the process of obtaining a sample of venous blood. Usually a 5 ml to 25 ml sample of blood is adequate depending on what blood tests have been requested. In many circumstances it will be done by a phlebotomist, although nurses, doctors, some EMTs, paramedics and other medical staff are also trained to take blo...
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7. Venipuncture
   In medicine `venipuncture` or venepuncture (also known as `phlebotomy`, `venesection`, `blood draw`, `drawing blood` or `taking blood`) is the process of obtaining a sample of venous blood. Usually a 5 ml to 25 ml sample of blood is adequate depending on what blood tests have been requested. In many circumstances it will be done by a phlebotomist, although nurses, doctors, some EMTs, paramedics and other medical staff are also trained to take blo...
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8. venipuncture
   (ven´ĭ-punk″chәr) surgical puncture of a vein.
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