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1 Venesection -- rank: 1000
Venesection definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary VENESEC'TION, n. [L. vena ... surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: venesection, phlebotomy] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: New Latin venae section ... of a vein (as VEIN, SECTION) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Venesection Ve`ne*sec"tion, n. [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein ...
2 Phlebotomy -- rank: 598
... surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis [syn: venesection, phlebotomy] Merriam Webster's noun (plural -mies) Etymology: Middle English ... and especially formerly in the treatment of disease — called also venesection • phlebotomist noun Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 the surgical opening ... a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Venesection, blood-letting. Moby Thesaurus aspiration, bleeding, bloodletting, broaching, cupping, drafting ... drawing, emptying, leeching, milking, pipetting, pumping, siphoning, sucking, suction, tapping, venesection
3 Premise -- rank: 364
... the subsequent reasonings. 4. To use or apply previously. If venesection and a cathartic be premised. PREMI'SE, v.i. To ... Obs.] The premised flames of the last day. --Shak. If venesection and a cathartic be premised. --E. Darwin. 2. To set ...
4 Evacuation -- rank: 364
... diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. 2. Abolition; nullification. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. 2. That which is evacuated or discharged ...
5 Lancet -- rank: 364
... A surgical instrument, sharp-pointed and two-edged; used in venesection, and in opening tumors, abscesses, etc. 2. A pointed window ... various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 2. (Metal.) An iron bar ...
6 Bloodletting -- rank: 364
... or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection. Moby Thesaurus aspiration, bane, bleeding, blood, bloodshed, braining, broaching, cupping ... siphoning, slaughter, slaying, stoning, sucking, suction, taking of life, tapping, venesection
7 Pleurisy -- rank: 230
... fever, pain, difficult respiration and cough. The usual remedies are venesection, other evacuations, diluents, etc. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n ...
8 Lancet architecture -- rank: 230
... various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 2. (Metal.) An iron bar ...
9 lancet fish -- rank: 230
... various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 2. (Metal.) An iron bar ...
10 lancet arch -- rank: 230
... various forms, commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection, and in opening abscesses, etc. 2. (Metal.) An iron bar ...
11 Milking -- rank: 230
... draining, drawing, emptying, phlebotomy, pipetting, pumping, siphoning, sucking, suction, tapping, venesection
12 Evacuation day -- rank: 230
... diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. 2. That which is evacuated or discharged ...
13 Exhaust -- rank: 230
... by evaporation. 2. To empty by drawing out the contents. Venesection may exhaust the veins and arteries. 3. To draw out ...
14 Emptying -- rank: 230
... loading, phlebotomy, pipetting, pumping, removal, siphoning, sucking, suction, tapping, unloading, venesection, venting, voidance, voiding
15 Drawing -- rank: 230
... traction, tractive, tractive power, tug-of-war, tugging, unrooting, uprooting, venesection, vignette, withdrawal, working drawing, wresting out, writing
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