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bank blood Etymology: It, banca, bench; AS, blod anticoagulated preserved blood collected from donors usually in units of 500 mL and stored under refrigeration for future use. Dated and identified as to blood type, it is stored for a usual maximum period of 21 days. Bank blood may be used in transfusion after crossmatching against the recipient's blood or for the extraction and preparation of any of its components. See also packed cells, pooled plasma, whole blood. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It could also be a medical boon to developing countries that don't bank blood. Tuesday's drive, the second one, should help bank blood for use in a second surgery Moore will need. |
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