Phlebotomist
[fluh-bot-uh-mist] /fləˈbɒt ə mɪst/
noun, Surgery.
1.
a specialist in .
2.
a nurse or other health worker trained in drawing venous blood for testing or donation.
n.
1650s, from phlebotomy + -ist. Related: Phlebotomize.
phlebotomist phle·bot·o·mist (flĭ-bŏt’ə-mĭst)
n.
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