TYPE AB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does type AB mean? 

• TYPE AB (noun)
  The noun TYPE AB has 1 sense:

1. the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens

  Familiarity information: TYPE AB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TYPE AB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

AB; group AB; type AB

Hypernyms ("type AB" is a kind of...):

blood group; blood type (human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens)

 Context examples 

This classification depends on the presence or absence of two major antigens: A or B. Type O occurs when neither is present and type AB when both are present.

(Blood Type, NCI Thesaurus)

People with blood type AB can accept blood from all donors and are called universal recipients.

(ABO Blood Group, NCI Dictionary)