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blood donor

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noun

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

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This December, the Academy Award nominee and longtime blood donor will give one of his kidneys to a complete stranger, he said Thursday on the “Today” show.

From Los Angeles Times

In the new study, published in Cell Reports Physical Science, the Trinity researchers worked with macrophages taken from healthy blood donors through the Irish Blood Transfusion Board at St James's Hospital.

From Science Daily

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From BBC