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ABO group

ABO group

3.7
A system that divides blood into A, B, AB, and O by A and B proteins on red blood cells
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪ biˈoʊ ɡruːp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : grupo ABO
  • Patients must be matched by their ABO group before a blood transfusion.

Examples

  • Blood banks organize their inventories according to ABO group and Rh factor.

  • The doctor explained the significance of each ABO group to the medical students.

  • My blood type is ABO group A.

  • What is your ABO group?

  • Patients must be matched by their ABO group before a blood transfusion.

  • Blood banks organize their inventories according to ABO group and Rh factor.

  • The doctor explained the significance of each ABO group to the medical students.

Synonyms

blood group
vsABO group
  • Specialized
2 3.2

A set of blood types people inherit from their parents that shows which blood they can receive

focuses specifically on A and B antigens and four main groups
ABO blood group system
vsABO group
  • Specialized
3.4

A system dividing human blood into A, B, AB and O groups by A and B substances on red cells

is identical but states four groups rather than generic classification
ABO system
vsABO group
  • Specialized
3.4

A way to divide human blood into four groups called A, B, AB, and O

is the same system but differs only in wording or label

Surface Forms

ABO group singular
ABO groups plural

Morphology

ABO + group

The element 'group' clearly signals a class or category, and the letters A, B, O hint at labeled categories, so learners might infer this refers to a classification called 'ABO'. However 'ABO' is a technical initialism not transparently meaningful to a B1 learner and the specific domain (blood types and antigens) requires prior biomedical knowledge. Therefore the expression is partially inferable but not fully predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

The noun ABO group comes from the letters doctors use to show blood markers: A, B, and O for 'no A or B'. So today ABO group is the name for the four blood types, A, B, AB, and O, and it helps match donors and patients for transfusions.