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blood bank

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noun

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

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Nearby words

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Origin of blood bank

First recorded in 1935–40
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British Dictionary definitions for blood bank

blood bank

noun

a place where whole blood, blood plasma, or other blood products are stored until required in transfusion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for blood bank

blood bank

n.

A place, usually a separate division of a hospital laboratory, in which blood is collected from donors, typed, and often separated into several components for future transfusion to recipients.
Blood or plasma stored in such a place.
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