The correct medical term for a technician who draws blood is:

A) phlebitis
B) phlebotomy
C) phlebectomy
D) phlebotomist


D
Explanation: Analysis of the suffixes is required: -ist, "one who specializes"; -itis, "inflammation"; -ectomy, "surgical excision or removal"; and -tomy, "incision or to cut."

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