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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Do your part to help the American Red Cross to fill its blood bank. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 The nation's very first blood bank was at the old Cook County Hospital. — Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 2 May 2026 The blood bank particularly needs donors with O blood types, especially O negative. — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026 There are six operating rooms, including four main and two emergency rooms; four dental operating rooms; x-ray rooms; a blood bank; and patient wards with sixty-four patient beds. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blood bank

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Medical Definition

blood bank

noun
: a place for storage of or an institution storing blood or plasma
also : blood so stored
blood banker
-ˈbaŋ-kər How to pronounce blood bank (audio)
noun

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