venipuncture

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)

(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)
Indonesian: venipunktur
Irish: féithpholladh m

Verb

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

(transitive) To puncture a vein in order to collect blood; to perform a venipuncture.

Anagrams

puncture vine, puncturevine