Group Ab (Noun)
Meaning
The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Individuals with the AB blood group can receive blood from all other groups, but can only donate to others with the same group AB.
- The rarest of the main blood groups, group AB is found in less than 10% of the global population.
- A person with group AB blood can donate to another person with group AB blood, but not to those with A or B blood.
- In the ABO blood group system, group AB is often considered the universal recipient, as it lacks both A and B antibodies.
- The genetic combination that results in group AB blood is relatively rare, as it requires a specific combination of genes from each parent.