phlebotomist

[fluh-bot-uh-mist]

noun

Surgery.

1. a specialist in phlebotomy.

2. a nurse or other health worker trained in drawing venous blood for testing or donation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phlebotomist¹

First recorded in 1650–60; phlebotom(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

Most blood tests involve blood drawing at a Quest service center, but consumers can also pay $79 for an in-home appointment from a mobile phlebotomist in some markets.

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This includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists, phlebotomists, clinical staff, laboratory technicians, and community health workers across the nation especially at the state and local levels.

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As a teenager, I watched my mother, a talented phlebotomist, be robbed of promotions at Johns Hopkins Hospital where she worked for 20 years.

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You wake up and skip breakfast — not even coffee — and sit blearily in the exam room, looking at the ceiling as the phlebotomist slides a needle into your vein.

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The Kaiser workers on strike include licensed vocational nurses, X-ray technicians, surgical technicians, phlebotomists, certified nursing assistants, pharmacy technicians and respiratory therapists, as well as support staff such as housekeepers and food service workers.

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