Bombay blood
English
editEtymology
editFirst discovered in Bombay (now Mumbai) in India, by Dr. Y. M. Bhende in 1952.
Noun
edit- A very rare blood type mostly found on the Indian subcontinent.
- 2007, Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology:
- Bombay blood is incompatible with all ABO donors and only blood from another individual possessing the Bombay phenotype can be transfused.