consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history. 2. having various qualities, aspects, or subjects: a miscellaneous discussion. Origin of miscellaneous.
exists and is an alternate of . When you store human blood and its components, there's little or no room for error. Red cells and whole blood, for instance, must be maintained strictly within the range of 1.0 to 6.0 degrees Celsius or 33.8 F to 42.8 F, with little or no tolerance for exceptions.
Credit: Thirteen Of Clubs CC-BY-2.0. According to the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland, whole blood samples drawn for clinical exams should be refrigerated to 4 degrees Celsius and can be stored at that temperature for up to seven days.