ABO BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ABO blood group system mean? 

• ABO BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun ABO BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O

  Familiarity information: ABO BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABO BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

ABO blood group system; ABO group; ABO system

Hypernyms ("ABO blood group system" is a kind of...):

classification system (a system for classifying things)

 Context examples 

For a blood transfusion, the ABO blood group system is used to match the blood type of the donor and the person receiving the transfusion.

(ABO Blood Group, NCI Dictionary)