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Webster 1913 Edition
Arteriotomy
Ar-teˊri-ot′o-my
,Noun.
[L.
arteriotomia
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] + [GREEK] a cutting.] 1.
(Med.)
The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting.
2.
That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries.
Webster 1828 Edition
Arteriotomy
ARTERIOT'OMY
,Noun.
The opening of an artery by the lancet, for the purpose of letting blood.