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  • 21donation — do|na|tion [ dou neıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count money or goods that you give to an organization, especially one that helps people: The bank has promised a donation of $24 million toward the disaster fund. a ) uncount the act of giving money or goods… …

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  • 22donation — do|na|tion [dəuˈneıʃən US dou ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: donare to give ] 1.) something, especially money, that you give to a person or an organization in order to help them donation to/from ▪ Would you like to make a donation (=give… …

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  • 23Donation Land Claim Act — The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 (ch. 76, 9 Stat. 496, enacted September 27, 1850, sometimes known as the Donation Land Act) was a statute enacted by the United States Congress intended to promote homestead settlement in the Oregon… …

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  • 24Give blood (disambiguation) — Blood donation is when an individual voluntarily has blood drawn, usually for a blood transfusion to another person.Give blood may also refer to: * Give Blood (Bane album), a 2001 album by Bane * Give Blood (Brakes album), a 2005 album by the… …

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  • 25donation — [dəʊˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] money or goods that you give to an organization a generous donation[/ex] 2) [C/U] the process of giving something such as blood, SPERM, or a part of your body to help someone else …

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  • 26NHS Blood and Transplant — NHSBT logo NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a special health authority of the English National Health Service (NHS). It was established on 1 October 2005 to take over the responsibilities of two separate NHS agencies: UK Transplant (now… …

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  • 27National Blood Service — NBS mobile blood donation lorry. The National Blood Service is the organisation for England and North Wales which collects blood and other tissues, tests, processes, and supplies all the hospitals in England and North Wales. Other official blood… …

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  • 28Cord blood — Umbilical cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood is collected because it contains stem cells which can be used to treat hematopoietic and genetic disorders. Contents 1… …

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  • 29Intraoperative blood salvage — Intraoperative blood salvage, also known as autologous blood salvage, is a medical procedure involving recovering blood lost during surgery and re infusing it into the patient.It has been used for many years and gained greater attention over time …

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  • 30ABO blood group system — ABO redirects here. For other uses, see ABO (disambiguation). H substance redirects here. For use in inflammation, see histamine. ABO blood group antigens present on red blood cells and IgM antibodies present in the serum The ABO blood group… …

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