a place where a supply of blood for transfusion is stored; (also) the institution or body of officials responsible for maintaining a stock of blood.
| 单词 | θ147123 |
| 释义 | the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > that which is stored or a store > specifically of blood or milk (4) blood bank1936 a place where a supply of blood for transfusion is stored; (also) the institution or body of officials responsible for maintaining a stock of blood. breast milk bank1940 a store of breast milk donated by nursing mothers and used chiefly to feed premature babies and other infants in hospital who cannot be breastfed… bloodstock1942 Usually in form blood stock. A supply of donated blood stored for use in transfusions. Cf. blood bank n. at blood, n. compounds 5. milk bank1948 an institutional store or reserve of human milk that may be drawn on, esp. to feed premature babies. |
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