blood bank
noun
a place where blood or blood plasma is collected, processed, stored, and distributed.
such a supply of blood or blood plasma.
Origin of blood bank
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby blood bank
British Dictionary definitions for blood bank
blood bank
noun
a place where whole blood, blood plasma, or other blood products are stored until required in transfusion
Medical definitions for blood bank
blood bank
n.
A place, usually a separate division of a hospital laboratory, in which blood is collected from donors, typed, and often separated into several components for future transfusion to recipients.
Blood or plasma stored in such a place.