pool
vi, of blood : to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part) <blood ed in his legs> , n : a readily available supply: as a : the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands - see GENE POOL METABOLIC POOL b : a body product (as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use .
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