phlebotomist

     

A phlebotomist (φλέψ = vein, τομός = cutting) is an inividual trained to draw blood, either for laboratory tests or for blood donations.

Trivia about phlebotomist

  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew preps to donate blood at an American Red Cross blood donation center in Washington, D.C.) Technically, the person who draws your blood is called this, from the Greek word for vein