| Ab (äb, äv, ôv) n. Variant of Av. |
AB 1 (  b  )n. One of the four major blood groups in the ABO system. Individuals with this blood group have both A and B antigens on the surface of their red blood cells, and no antibodies for A and B in their blood serum. |
| AB 2 abbr. 1. airman basic 2. Alberta 3. Latin Artium Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Arts) |
ab 1 ( b)n. Slang An abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin. |
| ab 2 (b) n. Slang An abdominal muscle. Often used in the plural. |
Ab [æb]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a variant of Av
AB
abbreviation for
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also a.b able-bodied seaman
2. (Social Science / Education) (in the US) Bachelor of Arts
3. (Placename) (esp in postal addresses) Alberta (Canada)
symbol for
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a human blood type of the ABO group, containing both the A antigen and the B antigen
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  AB - a bachelor's degree in arts and sciencesbachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies |
| 2. |  Ab - the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)Hebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years Jewish calendar month - a month in the Jewish calendar | |
| 3. |  ab - the muscles of the abdomen skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis abdominal external oblique muscle, external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, oblique - a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso musculus transversalis abdominis, transverse muscle of abdomen, transversus abdominis, transversus abdominis muscle - a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity | |
| 4. |  AB - the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigensblood group, blood type - human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens |
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