Meanings
plural venipunctures · alternative venepuncture · alternative venopuncture
- countableuncountablehematologyThe puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.
Synonyms: blood draw, phlebotomy, venesection
present singular third person venipunctures · participle present venipuncturing · participle past venipunctured · past venipunctured · alternative venepuncture · alternative venopuncture
- transitiveTo puncture a vein in order to collect blood; to perform a venipuncture.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.
Origin
From ven- + puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian vérvétel
- vérvételhematology: the collection of blood from a vein
Indonesian venipunktur
- venipunkturhematology: the collection of blood from a vein
Irish féithpholladh
- féithpholladhhematology: the collection of blood from a vein
Polish wenopunkcja
- wenopunkcjahematology: the collection of blood from a vein
Cite this entry
venipuncture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venipuncture
“venipuncture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venipuncture. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venipuncture,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venipuncture.
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