blood bank

noun

1. a place where blood or blood plasma is collected, processed, stored, and distributed.
2. such a supply of blood or blood plasma.

blood bank

noun

1. a place where whole blood, blood plasma, or other blood products are stored until required in transfusion

Word History and Origins

Origin of blood bank¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Mudather died the next morning because the hospital's blood bank had been decimated by a long power outage and he could not get the transfusion he needed.

From BBC

This shaggy, silly movie works because you want to be there wherever the leads fall splat on their faces: a blood bank, a brawl, an ambulance.

From Los Angeles Times

They vowed to replace them with community blood banks and ordered that the state’s inspection reports — long sealed — be open to public scrutiny.

From Los Angeles Times

They show up to outpatient clinics already displaying signs of trouble, Horvath said, and immediately have to be sent to the hospital where there’s an operating room and a blood bank.

From Salon

It is rare for a outpatient surgical center to even have an agreement with a blood bank, she said.

From New York Times