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blood typing

American  

noun

Physiology.
  1. the process of classifying blood into blood groups, based on laboratory tests to reveal the presence or absence of particular antigens on the surface of red blood cells.


Etymology

Origin of blood typing

First recorded in 1925–30

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Nor could blood typing identify an unknown father—it could only exclude an alleged one.

From The New Yorker Jun. 24, 2019

A doctor examined her at Mound Park Hospital, the former Bayfront, and collected samples to send off for blood typing, which was the kind of analysis performed at the time.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2018

Some experiments include mixing chemicals and studying pH levels, DNA extraction, blood typing and studying light refraction.

From Washington Times Feb. 11, 2017

Qi believes that blood typing provides another tool for predicting who is at risk of CVD.

From Nature Jan. 30, 2013

He had skipped class the day we’d done blood typing.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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