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noun Medicine/Medical.
any of various classes into which human blood can be divided according to immunological compatibility, based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells.
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Also called blood type.
Compare ABO system, Rh factor.
Origin of blood group
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby blood group
blood feud, bloodfin, bloodflower, blood fluke, blood gas, blood group, blood grouping, blood guilt, bloodguilty, blood heat, bloodhound
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British Dictionary definitions for blood group
blood group
noun
any one of the various groups into which human blood is classified on the basis of its agglutinogensAlso called: blood type
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Scientific definitions for blood group
blood group
See blood type.
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Cultural definitions for blood group
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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