tissuebank
nounUK /ˈtɪʃuː bæŋk/
US /ˈtɪʃuː bæŋk/
A place where doctors keep tiny pieces of body parts safe so they can help sick people later.
The hospital's tissuebank stored the donated samples carefully.
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2. A facility that collects and preserves human tissue for research.
Scientists requested samples from the tissuebank for their study.
3. An organized collection of biological tissue samples kept for future use.
The tissuebank holds thousands of frozen specimens.
4. A service that matches donated tissue with patients who need it.
The tissuebank helped find a suitable graft for the patient.