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phlebotomist

American  
[fluh-bot-uh-mist] / fləˈbɒt ə mɪst /

noun

Surgery.
  1. a specialist in phlebotomy.

  2. 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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They soon noticed how difficult it can be for people with long nails to use smartphones, including a phlebotomist they encountered during a bloodwork appointment.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

Afterward, a phlebotomist asked him to sign a form verifying his visit, then handed him $600 in cash.

From Scientific American Aug. 17, 2023

Curex can send a phlebotomist to administer blood tests to patients with eligible zip codes.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2023

To be butchered by a Roman phlebotomist, and drenched with infusions of hay by the Principessa Montevarchi, when I might be devising means of being presented to her daughter?

From Sant' Ilario by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

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