ABO blood group

noun

ˌā-(ˌ)bē-ˈō-

: any of the four blood groups A, B, AB, and O comprising the ABO system

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1949, in the meaning defined above

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ABO blood group

noun

ˌā-(ˌ)bē-ˈō-

: one of the four blood groups A, B, AB, or O comprising the ABO system

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