Definition that contains blood group
- a the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
- o the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens
- b the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
- ab the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
- rh a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
- karl landsteiner United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943)
- rh negative the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen)
- rh-positive blood type the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen)
- group ab the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens
- type b the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen