Definition

1. Noun:
   • Blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth: "Cord blood" refers to the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after a baby is born and the cord is clamped and cut.

Usage

• "Cord blood" is used as a non-countable noun. It is typically discussed in medical, scientific, and family planning contexts.
• It is often collected because it contains hematopoietic stem cells, which can be used in transplants to treat various diseases.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The parents decided to bank their baby's cord blood for potential future medical use.
  • Research into the therapeutic uses of cord blood is ongoing.
  • The hospital has a program for the collection and donation of cord blood.

Advanced Usage

• "Cord blood banking": The process of collecting, processing, and storing cord blood for potential future use.
  • Private cord blood banking is an option for families who wish to store it exclusively for their own use.
• "Cord blood donation": The act of donating a newborn's cord blood to a public bank for use by any matching patient.
  • She chose cord blood donation to help others in need of a stem cell transplant.

Variants and Related Words

• Cord blood bank (n): A facility that stores frozen cord blood units.
  • The cord blood bank stores thousands of units for transplants.
• Cord blood transplant (n): A medical procedure where cord blood stem cells are infused into a patient.
  • The patient received a cord blood transplant to treat his leukemia.
• Umbilical cord blood (n): A fuller, more technical term synonymous with "cord blood."
  • The study focused on the stem cells found in umbilical cord blood.

Synonyms

• Umbilical cord blood: The formal, technical synonym.
• Placental blood: A less common term that can refer to the same substance, though it may also include blood from the placenta itself.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Cord blood" itself is a noun phrase and is not typically part of phrasal verbs or idioms.) - To bank cord blood: To have cord blood collected and stored. - They planned to bank cord blood for their newborn. - To collect cord blood: To perform the procedure of gathering the blood from the umbilical cord. - The obstetrician will collect the cord blood immediately after delivery.

Noun

1. blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth