ABO blood group

Medical term Routine Blood Collections

System that types blood as A, B, AB or O, depending on which A and B antigens are on the red cells.

Sources

• Blood typing (MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia; facts checked only) · U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus)

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