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Blood bank

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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
a place of storage for blood.

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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.
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