Blood Types and the Population. O positive is the most common blood type. Not all ethnic groups have the same mix of these blood types. Hispanic people, for example, have a relatively high number of Oâs, while Asian people have a relatively high number of Bâs.The mix of the different blood types in the U.S. population is:n addition to the A and B antigens, there is a third antigen called the Rh factor, which can be either present (+) or absent (â). In general, Rh negative blood is given to Rh-negative patients, and Rh positive blood or Rh negative blood may be given to Rh positive patients.
Medical Definition of LENTIGO. 1. : a small melanotic spot in the skin in which the formation of pigment is unrelated to exposure to sunlight and which is potentially malignant; especially: nevusâcompare freckle. 2. : freckle.
Medical Definition of EPIGLOTTIS. : a thin lamella of yellow elastic cartilage that ordinarily projects upward behind the tongue and just in front of the glottis and that with the arytenoid cartilages serves to cover the glottis during the act of swallowing.efinition of EPIGLOTTIS. : a thin plate of flexible cartilage in front of the glottis that folds back over and protects the glottis during swallowing. See epiglottis defined for kids.