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| bloodletting |
the act or practice of purging by opening a vein; phlebotomy. [1/2 definitions] |
| bonanza |
a rich vein of valuable ore in a mine. [1/2 definitions] |
| capillary |
a minute, hairlike blood vessel connecting the end of an artery to the beginning of a vein. [1/6 definitions] |
| devein |
to remove the vein from the back of (a shrimp). |
| hypodermic injection |
the injection of a substance, usu. a medicine or drug, into a vein, muscle, or tissue beneath the skin. |
| inject |
to introduce (a fluid) or introduce a fluid into (someone or something) by force or pressure, as fuel into an engine cylinder, or a medicine into a muscle or vein. [1/2 definitions] |
| intravenous |
existing within or entering through a vein or veins. |
| midrib |
the central vein of a leaf. |
| mother lode |
the largest or richest vein of ore in a particular region. |
| nervure |
a vein, as in a leaf or insect wing, that forms a support for the structure in which it lies. |
| phlebitis |
inflammation of a vein. |
| phlebo- |
vein. |
| phlebotomy |
the therapeutic drawing of blood by opening a vein. |
| reef1 |
a lode or vein of mineral ore. [1/2 definitions] |
| rib1 |
a major vein, as in a leaf, insect wing, or the like. [1/7 definitions] |
| sciatic |
a nerve, artery, or vein in the area of the rear of the hip. [1/2 definitions] |
| subclavian |
of or pertaining to the subclavian artery or vein. [2/4 definitions] |
| varicosity |
a vein that is abnormally swollen and distorted. [1/2 definitions] |
| varix |
a blood or lymph vessel that is swollen or dilated; varicose vein. |
| veinlet |
a small or secondary vein. |
| venule |
a small vein. [2 definitions] |
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