Definition of ABO system

1. Noun. A classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O.

Exact synonyms: Abo Blood Group System, Abo Group
Generic synonyms: Classification System

Lexicographical Neighbors of ABO System

ABENDs
ABG
ABH
ABLS
ABM
ABMT
ABN
ABO
ABO antibodies
ABO antigens
ABO blood group
ABO blood group system
ABO group
ABO haemolytic disease of the newborn
ABO incompatibility
ABO system (current term)
ABP
ABPA
ABR
ABS
ABSD
ABS brake
ABS plastic
ABTA
ABV
ABVD
AC
ACA
ACARS

Literary usage of ABO system

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blood Supply: FDA Oversight and Remaining Issues of Safety edited by Marcia G. Crosse (1999)
"Federal regulations require blood facilities to test each unit of blood they collect to determine the donor's blood type within the ABO system. ..."

2. A Handbook of Sewage Utilization by Ulick Ralph Burke (1872)
"A series of experiments were conducted, chiefly at Leicester and at Leamington, upon the ABO system, and the results published in the early part of the year ..."

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