Definition of Blood donor

1. Noun. Someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions.

Generic synonyms: Donor
Specialized synonyms: Universal Donor

Definition of Blood donor

1. Noun. A person who donates blood for use in transfusion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blood Donor

blood component removal
blood component transfusion
blood corpuscle
blood corpuscles
blood count
blood crisis
blood crystals
blood culture
blood cup
blood cyst
blood diamond
blood diamonds
blood disease
blood disk
blood disorder
blood donor (current term)
blood donors
blood drive
blood drives
blood dust
blood dyscrasia
blood eagle
blood extravasation
blood feud
blood flow velocity
blood flower
blood fluke
blood from a stone
blood from a turnip
blood gas analysis

Literary usage of Blood donor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"It is relatively insensitive, detecting only 20 to 30 percent of serum hepatitis carriers in blood donor populations (7), and it is a relatively slow test, ..."

2. Community-based Interventions For Smokers: The Commit Field Experience by Beti Thompson, David M. Burns, William R. Lynn, Donald Shopland (2004)
"Field staff members also began to set up booths at community blood donor ... Smoking cessation activity was particularly successful at blood donor ..."

3. Blood Supply: FDA Oversight and Remaining Issues of Safety edited by Marcia G. Crosse (1999)
"... blood. Donor deferral registries, if checked before donation, can help ensure that those who have been deferred do not donate. ..."

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