Word: venipunctures
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ve
ni
punc
tures
Definition: Plural of venipuncture; puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
Morphemes:
Affix: ven-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: vein (or, sometimes, of other blood vessels)
Affix: puncture
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act or an instance of puncturing; be pierced or punctured
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).