venotomy

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noun

surgical incision into a vein

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Meanings

nounvenotomy (plural venotomies)

plural venotomies

  1. surgical incision into a vein

Origin

From veno- + -tomy.

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APA

venotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venotomy

MLA

“venotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “venotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/venotomy.

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