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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