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venipuncture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
venipunc-ture
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To puncture a vein in order to collect blood; to perform a venipuncture.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From ven- + puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

venipunctures (plural) venepuncture (alternative) venopuncture (alternative) venipunctures (present, singular) venipuncturing (participle, present) venipunctured (participle, past) venipunctured (past)

Derived Forms

venipuncturist

Synonyms

blood draw phlebotomy venesection

Questions

What does venipuncture mean?
The puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.
Where does venipuncture come from?
From ven- + puncture, equivalent to veno- + puncture but with -i- as interconsonantal (versus -o-).

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