blood bank

American  

noun

1. a place where blood or blood plasma is collected, processed, stored, and distributed.

2. such a supply of blood or blood plasma.

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blood bank British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of blood bank

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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blood bank

And for a sequence where a strapped-for-cash Valentina visits a blood bank for the first time, they ran into a group of Spanish-speaking people who encouraged her to not be afraid.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Every unit of blood issued by the district hospital's blood bank is tested according to government protocol and released only after a negative report, Dr Shukla says.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

And Alexandre’s movie theater, with its bloody spectacles, gets replaced by something very different: a blood bank, a monument to recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

Some version of a civilian walking blood bank may soon become a reality.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025

That’s also what he calls politics and what happened to Mr. Earl after he broke into the Jackson blood bank.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas