This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
phlebotomist
[ fluh-bot-uh-mist ]
/ fləˈbɒt ə mɪst /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Surgery.
a specialist in phlebotomy.
a nurse or other health worker trained in drawing venous blood for testing or donation.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."
Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Origin of phlebotomist
First recorded in 1650–60; phlebotom(y) + -ist
Words nearby phlebotomist
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use phlebotomist in a sentence
Medical definitions for phlebotomist
phlebotomist
[ flĭ-bŏt′ə-mĭst ]
n.
One who practices phlebotomy.
One who draws blood for analysis or transfusion.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.