Venipuncture

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Venipuncture
TermVenipuncture
Short definitionvenipuncture - (pronounced) (VEE-nih-PUNK-cher) A procedure that uses a needle to draw blood from a vein, usually for laboratory tests. Venipuncture can also be done to remove extra red blood cells from the blood to treat certain blood disorders. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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venipuncture - (pronounced) (VEE-nih-PUNK-cher) A procedure that uses a needle to draw blood from a vein, usually for laboratory tests. Venipuncture can also be done to remove extra red blood cells from the blood to treat certain blood disorders. Also called blood sampling and phlebotomy

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