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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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