BLOOD TYPE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens

Synonyms:

blood group; blood type

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

blood (the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blood type"):

A; group A; type A (the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen)

B; group B; type B (the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen)

AB; group AB; type AB (the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens)

group O; O; type O (the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens)

Rh-positive blood type; Rh positive (the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen))

Rh-negative blood; Rh-negative blood type; Rh negative (the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen))