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blood donor

noun

  1. a person who gives his or her blood to be used for 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


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Officials estimate the message - a link to register as a blood donor in emails following driving licence applications - will be seen by millions of people each year.

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A new generation of blood donors is needed to keep supplies going as the population ages, the Welsh Blood Service has said.

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One of the world's most prolific blood donors - whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies - has died.

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"Without their quick actions or the generosity of blood donors, our mother may not be with us today," the family added.

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State inspectors last year identified a blood donor with “undocumented lameness” that was subsequently removed from the donor pool and scheduled to see a vet.

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