The puncture of a vein to draw blood for diagnostic analysis or to inject a solution.
The techniques used to draw blood from a vein for diagnostic purposes or for treatment of certain blood disorders such as erythrocytosis, hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, and porphyria cutanea tarda.
Synonyms: Venesections, Phlebotomies, Venipunctures, Venesection, Phlebotomy, Venipuncture
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1996; see BLOODLETTING 1987-1995; VENESECTION see BLOODLETTING 1987-1995; VENIPUNCTURE see BLOODLETTING 1989-1995 ,for hist articles & hist contexts use BLOODLETTING ,1996; use BLOODLETTING 1987-1995; VENESECTION use BLOODLETTING 1987-1995; VENIPUNCTURE use BLOODLETTING 1989-1995
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D018962