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[Noun] | "nee*dle*stick" | \ ˈnē-dᵊl-ˌstik \
1: an accidental puncture of the skin with an unsterilized instrument (such as a syringe) —called also needlestick injury
Origin: 1975 ;
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[ "Needlestick" ]
1: This is what happens when a phlebotomist or nurse is being careless, or the patient is flailing their arms around. This is when your needle being used for a blood-draw sticks you and gives you whatever disease your patient has.
* e.g., ... Phlebotomist: "That damn mental patient tried to attack me and ended up giving me a needlestick. Now I have AIDS."
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