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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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Rh-negative, Rh-positive, antigen
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Origin of blood group

First recorded in 1915–20
Also called blood type.
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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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Medicine definitions for blood group

blood group

n.

Any of several immunologically distinct, genetically determined classes of human blood that are based on the presence or absence of certain antigens, are clinically identified by characteristic agglutination reactions, and are important with respect to blood transfusions and organ transplantation.
Blood type.
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Science definitions for blood group

blood group

See blood type.
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Culture definitions for blood group

blood group

See blood type.

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