phlebotomist
American
[fluh-bot-uh-mist]
/ fləˈbɒt ə mɪst /
noun
Surgery.
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a specialist in phlebotomy.
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a nurse or other health worker trained in drawing venous blood for testing or donation.
Etymology
Origin of phlebotomist
First recorded in 1650–60; phlebotom(y) + -ist
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