| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| venesection | the act of opening a vein in bloodletting |
| venesections | VENESECTION, the act of opening a vein in bloodletting |
| phlebotomies | The surgical opening or puncture of a vein in order to withdraw blood or introduce a fluid, or (historically) as part of the procedure of letting blood |
| spiracle | a. aperture or orifice through which air or water passes in the act of respiration, as the blowhole of a cetacean b. opening in the head of sharks and rays through which water is drawn and passed over gills c. one of the external orif |
