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

1 sense of venipuncture

Sense 1
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)
       => puncture -- (the act of puncturing or perforating)