blood type
Transfusion compatibility factor
Blood type is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of certain antigens on red blood cells.
The main system uses letters A, B, AB, and O, combined with positive or negative Rh factor: She's O negative, a universal donor.
Blood type matters for transfusions and organ transplants—mismatched types can trigger dangerous immune reactions.
Transfer of blood intravenously
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- universal donorBlood compatible with anyone
- universal recipientAccepts all blood types
crossmatch · matching · Rh factor · antibodies · antigens · screening · O negative · AB positive
Property received from ancestors
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- dominantHaving superior influence
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
- codominanceBoth alleles fully expressed
heredity · Punnett square · parental · offspring · traits · pedigree · family tree · ancestry
transfusion
Transfer of blood intravenously
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- universal donorBlood compatible with anyone
universal recipient · crossmatch · matching · Rh factor · antibodies · antigens · screening · O negative · AB positive · agglutination
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- dominantHaving superior influence
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
codominance · heredity · Punnett square · parental · offspring · traits · pedigree · family tree · ancestry · paternity test
- blood donationdonor, donation, plasma, platelets, Red Cross
- blood testsCBC, CMP, hemoglobin, hematocrit, electrolytes
- blood traitshemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet count, red cell count, white cell count
- Genetic Traitshair color, dark hair, skin color, dimples, freckles
- Lab Valuesglucose, creatinine, hemoglobin, hematocrit, BUN
- preoperative testslab work, CBC, urinalysis, chest x-ray, EKG
blood typeDNA profile
Unique genetic identification pattern
genetic fingerprint · fingerprint · biometric data · DNA sequence · genome
type, blood, bleed, typing, typed, bloody, bleeding, types, bloodline