blood transfusion
noun
: a medical treatment in which someone's blood is put into the body of another person
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Anyone who has ever had a blood transfusion owes a debt to Black physician Charles Richard Drew.
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Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Kim Council said a blood transfusion saved her mother's life.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The 9-year-old has already had surgery for bone marrow harvesting and is awaiting a blood transfusion, among other treatments expected over the next two years at least, according to Gillespie, per the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Parrish survived, but required a blood transfusion.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Kim Council said a blood transfusion saved her mother's life.
—Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The 9-year-old has already had surgery for bone marrow harvesting and is awaiting a blood transfusion, among other treatments expected over the next two years at least, according to Gillespie, per the outlet.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Parrish survived, but required a blood transfusion.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Blood transfusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20transfusion. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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