| NOUN | body | blood type, blood group | human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens |
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| Meaning | Human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens. | |
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| Synonym | blood group | |
| Narrower | A, type A, group A | The blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen |
| AB, type AB, group AB | The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens | |
| B, type B, group B | The blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen | |
| O, type O, group O | The blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens | |
| Rh-negative blood type, Rh-negative blood, Rh negative | The blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen) | |
| Rh-positive blood type, Rh positive | The blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen) | |
| Broader | blood | The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets |
| Spanish | grupo sanguíneo, tipo de sangre | |
| Catalan | grup sanguini | |
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