blood bank
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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How to use blood bank in a sentence
I came to determine that it was literally a river of money flowing out of the blood bank and into our prison system here and it wended its way into every crack and crevice of this institution.
He Robbed a Taco Joint With a Toy Water Gun for $264. He Got Life in Prison. | Kate Briquelet | May 31, 2021 | The Daily BeastWord spread among inmates, prison officials and politicos that Duda, a 33-year-old filmmaker, was probing the prison’s blood bank.
He Robbed a Taco Joint With a Toy Water Gun for $264. He Got Life in Prison. | Kate Briquelet | May 31, 2021 | The Daily BeastThey did things like donating time, money, and even their blood to blood banks.
Because some centers require longer deferrals, check with local blood banks.
Can you give blood after the coronavirus vaccine? What to know about post-donation immunity. | Lindsey Bever | March 17, 2021 | Washington PostBack then, blood banks didn’t know to screen for the virus from donated blood.
Trio wins 2020 Nobel for discovery of hepatitis C | Tina Hesman Saey | October 6, 2020 | Science News For Students
It now provides facilities for maternal and infant care, along with diagnostic laboratories and an emergency blood bank.
I went—ran out across to the blood bank and came back and went into the trauma room.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyDid you give it for a particular person or for a blood bank?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThe dispatcher said, "Any unit near Gaston 3600 block, this is about a blood bank."
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyEach department has its own blood bank and donation is compulsory.
Badge of Infamy | Lester del Rey
British Dictionary definitions for blood bank
a place where whole blood, blood plasma, or other blood products are stored until required in transfusion
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