O
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- noun
- /oʊ/
- Specialized
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grupo sanguíneo O
- Type O blood types are more disposed to having autoimmune thyroid disorders and to being hypothyroid.
- O blood
- type O
- O negative
Examples
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I have some O negative laid aside for Bella.
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We call them phenotypes, and we have Group A, Group B, group O, and group AB.
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Maybe it's because I also have type O blood.
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After just a week of eating according to my Type O recommendations, I felt healthier than I had in years.
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O-negative blood is rare; people with this type of blood are considered universal donors.
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Ms. Orcutt's blood type is O-positive.
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In the United States, the four blood type frequencies are O (44%), A (42%), B (10%), and AB (4%).
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We need two pints of O-negative in here stat.
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When they typed my blood, the nurse got all excited and said, 'You're O-negative,' recalls PG Winstead Jr.
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A person with blood type O can safely donate to anyone in need of a transfusion.
Synonyms
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A blood type with no A or B markers that can be given to most people
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A blood group whose red cells have no A or B markers, so they can donate to anyone
Idioms
- Baby Talk
A short phrase showing mild surprise or worry said in a playful way
Compounds
- Specialized
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A blood group whose red cells have no A or B markers, so they can donate to anyone
A large poisonous mushroom with orange caps that grows in tight groups and gills that glow in the dark
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A medicine made by some mould that kills bacteria and is like penicillin G
Surface Forms
Etymology
The blood type O gets its name from the German word ohne, which means 'without', because these red blood cells have 'no' A or B markers. That's why people with O blood can often give blood to many other types.