blood donation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbloodanddonation
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blood
noun[U]
uk/blʌd/us/blʌd/
the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs and tissue, and removes ...
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donation
noun[C or U]
uk/dəʊˈneɪ.ʃən/us/doʊˈneɪ.ʃən/
money or goods that are given to help a person or organization, or the act of ...
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(Definition ofbloodanddonationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Directedblooddonationis currently permitted (and encouraged) in many places.
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The logistics of directed freshblooddonation, within hours of the operation, are difficult to coordinate on a regular basis.
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If the prototype of the 'gift' is voluntaryblooddonation, that of generalised reciprocity is mutual credit and lending associations.
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Blooddonationoperates on a semi-voluntary basis in which relatives and friends of patients are requested to donate blood for their clinical management.
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Information onblooddonationis available only by financial year.
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Do ethics push us towards establishing payment forblooddonation?
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We all agree that the principle of voluntary, non-remuneratedblooddonationis of a very high ethical value.
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Secondly, remuneratingblooddonationcould be counter-productive in terms of quality.
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There are no plans for donors to be paid forblooddonation.
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Blooddonationjust happens to be one of the issues for me.
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Blooddonationneeds to be safe for the donor.
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Those concerned with consent to medical treatment andblooddonationwould require legislation; those concerned with passports do not require legislation.
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Blooddonationis certainly an important service, but, as you kindly said, it is not a matter for me.
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The majority ofblooddonationdoes not take place at transfusion centres.
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The voluntary and altruistic basis ofblooddonationis both precious and essential to our system of collection.
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Blooddonationis a safe procedure and people should continue to donate blood regularly.
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She may see this as an altruistic action—perhaps akin toblooddonationfor transfusion purposes.
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I, like many of my colleagues, have heard fromblooddonationorganisations concerned by the possible modifications to existing legislation in this field.
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