An area on your arm will be cleaned, and a sterile needle put into a vein (usually where your elbow bends). Removing a unit of whole blood usually takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Apheresis donation (described in the next section called âTypes of donationâ) may take 2 hours or longer.
â¢ HIVE (noun). The noun HIVE has 3 senses: 1. a teeming multitude. 2. a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees. 3. a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree. Familiarity information: HIVE used as a noun is uncommon.â¢ HIVE (verb). The verb HIVE has 3 senses: 1. store, like bees. 2. move together in a hive or as if in a hive. 3. gather into a hive. Familiarity information: HIVE used as a verb is uncommon.amiliarity information: HIVE used as a noun is uncommon. â¢ HIVE (verb). The verb HIVE has 3 senses: 1. store, like bees. 2. move together in a hive or as if in a hive. 3. gather into a hive. Familiarity information: HIVE used as a verb is uncommon.
Hive is used to describe structures used by humans to house a honey bee nest. Several species of Apis live in colonies, but only the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) and the eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) are kept in hives by humans.