A surgical procedure that cuts or incises blood vessels to remove fluid or treat fluid accumulation in tissues.
From Greek 'angeion' (vessel) + 'hydro' (water) + 'tomia' (cutting). This archaic surgical term combines three Greek roots to describe drainage procedures, used historically before modern vascular surgery developed.
Before modern medicine had better solutions, doctors literally had to cut into blood vessels to drain dangerous fluid buildup—it's a reminder of how brutal early surgery could be.
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