venesection Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
    phlebotomy.

WordNet

Ve`ne*sec"tion noun
Etymology
NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein + sectio section.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.

Webster 1913