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Venipuncture
In medicine venipuncture or venepuncture (also known as phlebotomy, blood draw, drawing blood or taking blood) is the process of obtaining a sample of venous blood. Usually a 5 ml to 25 ml sample of blood is adequate depending on what blood tests have been requested.
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