venipuncture
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Introduction
Puncture of a vein with a hypodermic needle, generally for the purpose of:
- obtaining blood for diagnostic purposes
- intravenous access for administration of pharmaceuticals
Pain & stress of venipuncture reduced by breast feeding in newborns.[2]
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Journal Watch 23(4):35, 2003 Carbajal R et al, BMJ 326:13, 2003 http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7379/13