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Definition of Phlebotomist - 5 dictionary results

phle⋅bot⋅o⋅mist

[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.

Origin:
1650–60; phlebotom(y) + -ist
phle·bot·o·mist   (flĭ-bŏt'ə-mĭst)   
n.  
  1. One who practices phlebotomy.
  2. One who draws blood for analysis or transfusion.

Phlebotomist

Phle*bot"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. phl['e]botomiste.] (Med.) One who practiced phlebotomy.

Main Entry: phle·bot·o·mist
Pronunciation: fli-'bät-&-m&st
Function: noun
: one who practices phlebotomy

phlebotomist phle·bot·o·mist (flĭ-bŏt'ə-mĭst)
n.

  1. One who practices phlebotomy.
  2. One who draws blood for analysis or transfusion.

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