Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun venesection

1 sense of venesection

Sense 1
venesection, phlebotomy -- (surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis)
       => incision, section, surgical incision -- (the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))
       => bloodletting -- (formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine))