phlebotomy
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1. surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | incision, section, surgical incision, |
| definition | : | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) (noun.act) |
| hypernym | : | bloodletting, |
| definition | : | formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | venesect, |
| definition | : | practice venesection (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | venesect, |
| definition | : | practice venesection (verb.body) |
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