blood bank
noun
: a place where blood is stored so that it later can be given to people who are ill or injured
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Hundreds of casualties overwhelmed local hospitals, and a provincial blood bank appealed for urgent donations.
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Pioneering blood bank opened at Cook County Hospital.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
This included not only doctors and nurses but also blood bank runners, lab runners and many others who were ready for the child to arrive.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Hodges adds that along with increasing the incentive for people to donate blood, the drive also helps dispel the misconception that those who use cannabis can't donate contribute to the blood bank.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The only solution, naturally, was for Donovan to dump her body into acid and stage the blood bank break-in to cover up all evidence of a crime.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Dreux and Alyssa go to extreme lengths to raise the rent money throughout the movie — and hit many obstacles along the way, including nearly passing out at a blood bank and getting electrocuted by the wires of a utility pole.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In a strategic move that broadens its therapeutic reach, the company acquired a licensed cord blood bank in September 2024, giving them access to naive cord blood – a rare and expensive raw material crucial for developing new treatments.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Illinois Department of Public Health officials said the hospital lacked essential medical services to be a Level II trauma facility, as well as a blood bank and a full-time trauma coordinator.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Pioneering blood bank opened at Cook County Hospital.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
This included not only doctors and nurses but also blood bank runners, lab runners and many others who were ready for the child to arrive.
—Neha Mukherjee, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Hodges adds that along with increasing the incentive for people to donate blood, the drive also helps dispel the misconception that those who use cannabis can't donate contribute to the blood bank.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The only solution, naturally, was for Donovan to dump her body into acid and stage the blood bank break-in to cover up all evidence of a crime.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Dreux and Alyssa go to extreme lengths to raise the rent money throughout the movie — and hit many obstacles along the way, including nearly passing out at a blood bank and getting electrocuted by the wires of a utility pole.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In a strategic move that broadens its therapeutic reach, the company acquired a licensed cord blood bank in September 2024, giving them access to naive cord blood – a rare and expensive raw material crucial for developing new treatments.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Illinois Department of Public Health officials said the hospital lacked essential medical services to be a Level II trauma facility, as well as a blood bank and a full-time trauma coordinator.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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blood bank
noun
: a place for storage of or an institution storing blood or plasma
also
: blood so stored
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