blood group
noun Medicine/Medical.
any of various classes into which human blood can be divided according to immunological compatibility, based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells.
Also called
blood type.
Compare
ABO system,
Rh factor.
Origin of blood group
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby blood group
British Dictionary definitions for blood group
blood group
noun
any one of the various groups into which human blood is classified on the basis of its agglutinogens
Also called: blood type
Medical definitions for blood group
blood group
n.
Any of several immunologically distinct, genetically determined classes of human blood that are based on the presence or absence of certain antigens, are clinically identified by characteristic agglutination reactions, and are important with respect to blood transfusions and organ transplantation.
Blood type.
Scientific definitions for blood group
blood group
See blood type.