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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A practitioner of venipuncture, as (usually, more specifically) a clinical laboratorian who draws blood samples.

Synonyms

All synonyms

phlebotomistphlebotomist

Etymology

From venipuncture + -ist. By surface analysis, ven- + puncture + ist.

Related phrases

blood sample

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