HyperDic: blood_type

English > 1 sense of the expression blood type:
NOUNbodyblood type, blood grouphuman blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens
English > blood type: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningHuman blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens.
Synonymblood group
NarrowerA, type A, group AThe blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
AB, type AB, group ABThe blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
B, type B, group BThe blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
O, type O, group OThe blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens
Rh-negative blood type, Rh-negative blood, Rh negativeThe blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen)
Rh-positive blood type, Rh positiveThe blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen)
BroaderbloodThe fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
Spanishgrupo sanguíneo, tipo de sangre
Catalangrup sanguini

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