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

Roots

venaveni- · Latin · vein puncturapuncture- · Latin · a pricking

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