From: Padraic Brown (elemtilas@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri May 16 2003 - 07:03:59 EST
--- Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@csumb.edu> wrote:
> Hmmm funny, my dad used to take blood for
> testing at labs and he said he
> was a "plebotomist". The word must have a
> different meaning now.
Same as venipuncturist. The tech or nurse at your
local medical lab that draws blood. Of course,
they use catheters rather than blades, and leave
only a small puncture wound. Hence veniPUNCTURE,
and the vampire jokes.
Mr. Garcia, I vant to poncture your veins -
mwahahahaha!
Padraic.
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Passe lê tempeor po rizer; passe lê tempeor pois Ddé.
-- per tradicièn Niponor
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