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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phlebotomist1

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

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.

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.

There are a lot of them, including medical assistants, licensed vocational nurses, surgical technicians, certified nursing assistants, phlebotomists, pharmacy technicians, respiratory therapists, X-ray technicians and ultrasound sonographers.

Its members include nursing assistants, housekeepers, phlebotomists and medical assistants.

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