venipuncture

• venepuncture
• venopuncture

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

venipuncture (countable and uncountable, plural venipunctures)

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

• phlebotomy
• venesection

• venipuncturist

venipuncture (third-person singular simple present venipunctures, present participle venipuncturing, simple past and past participle venipunctured)

1. To puncture a vein in order to collect blood

• puncture vine, puncturevine