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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.

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

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.

blood bank
a place of storage for blood.


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