"ABO" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ABO (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) The most important blood type classification system for human blood transfusions. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: ABO group, ABO system Translations (blood type classification system): AB0 (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-ABO-en-noun-lI6CzHNl Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'blood type classification system': 99 1
  2. (military) Initialism of access, basing, overflight. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: access, basing, overflight
    Sense id: en-ABO-en-noun-rE7S2oOu Categories (other): Military, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 61 Topics: government, military, politics, war
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