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blood bank

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blood bank
n.
1. A place where whole blood or plasma is typed, processed, and stored for future use in transfusion.
2. Blood or plasma stored in such a place.

blood bank
n
(Medicine) a place where whole blood, blood plasma, or other blood products are stored until required in transfusion
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blood bankblood bank - a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"
bank - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
Translations
blood bank nbanca del sangue
blood bank nbanca del sangue


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Its major subsidiary, CordLife, is a regional cord blood bank that operates a state-of-the-art AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) accredited facility in Singapore and a separate compliant facility in Hong Kong.
``We are pleased to partner with the American Red Cross in our effort to encourage more people to donate blood,'' said Susan Pollack, supervisor for the hospital's blood bank.
SIR: My name is Ines Martins, and I'd like to say that in your last maganize, there is a mistake about the ARX PORTUGAL blood bank project (p74), Coimbra is a Portuguese city, not Spanish.
 
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