: the basic system of antigens of human blood behaving in heredity as an allelic unit to produce any of the ABO blood groups

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Recent Examples on the Web Most people are aware of the ABO system and the rhesus system for classifying blood. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ABO system was in 1938

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“ABO system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ABO%20system. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

ABO system

noun
: the basic system of antigens of human blood behaving in heredity as an allelic unit to produce any of the ABO blood groups
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