blood bank (redirected from Blood banking)

blood bank

n.

1. A place, usually a separate division of a hospital laboratory, in which blood is collected from donors, typed, and often separated into several components for future transfusion to recipients.

2. Blood or plasma stored in such a place.

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Blood bank

A laboratory that specializes in blood typing, antibody identification, and transfusion services.

Mentioned in: Blood Typing and Crossmatching

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blood bank,

an organizational unit responsible for collecting, processing, and storing blood for transfusion and other purposes. The blood bank is usually a subdivision of a laboratory in a hospital and is often charged with the responsibility for serologic testing. See also bank blood, component therapy, transfusion.

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blood bank

a place of storage for blood.