Meanings
nounBombay blood (uncountable)
- uncountableA very rare blood type mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.
Bombay blood is incompatible with all ABO donors and only blood from another individual possessing the Bombay phenotype can be transfused.
2007, Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Origin
First discovered in Bombay (now Mumbai) in India, by Dr. Y. M. Bhende in 1952.
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