venipuncture

English

Alternative forms

• venepuncture
• venopuncture

Etymology

From ven- +‎ puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).

Noun

venipuncture (countable and uncountable, plural venipunctures)

1. (hematology) The puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.

Synonyms

• blood draw
• phlebotomy
• venesection

 

Derived terms

• venipuncturist

Translations

hematology: the collection of blood from a vein

• Hungarian: vérvétel (hu)
• Irish: féithpholladh m

Verb

venipuncture (third-person singular simple present venipunctures, present participle venipuncturing, simple past and past participle venipunctured)

1. To puncture a vein in order to collect blood; to perform venipuncture.

Anagrams

• puncture vine, puncturevine