Group A (Noun)

Meaning

The blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Examples

• People with A positive blood can donate to A positive and AB positive but can receive from A positive and A negative, and also O positive and O negative, and these four types all fall under the A blood group category.
• Blood group A has the A antigen on the surface of its red blood cells.
• Those with type A negative can receive blood from only O negative and A negative and those with A negative can donate to A negative and A positive and also AB negative and AB positive, all belonging to A blood group.
• Group A is further divided into two sub categories A negative and A positive.
• Blood tests have shown that I belong to the group A of the ABO system for blood classification.

Synonyms

• Type A
• A

Hypernyms

• Blood Type
• Blood Group