venipuncture

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Noun venipuncture has 1 sense

venipuncture - (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
--₁ is a kind of puncture

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Venipuncture

Definition:

Venipuncture refers to the process of puncturing a vein, usually in order to draw blood or administer intravenous (IV) medication or fluids.

Sample Sentences:

During a routine medical check-up, the doctor performed a venipuncture to obtain blood samples for testing.
The nurse skillfully performed a venipuncture on the patient to start the intravenous drip.
When a venipuncture is performed incorrectly, it can cause pain and discomfort to the patient.

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