blood bank

noun

1. a place where blood or blood plasma is collected, processed, stored, and distributed.
2. such a supply of blood or blood plasma.

blood bank

noun

1. a place where whole blood, blood plasma, or other blood products are stored until required in transfusion

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood bank¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

It now provides facilities for maternal and infant care, along with diagnostic laboratories and an emergency blood bank.

From The Daily Beast

I went—ran out across to the blood bank and came back and went into the trauma room.

From Project Gutenberg

Did you give it for a particular person or for a blood bank?

From Project Gutenberg

The dispatcher said, "Any unit near Gaston 3600 block, this is about a blood bank."

From Project Gutenberg

Each department has its own blood bank and donation is compulsory.

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