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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Rh factor.
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- noun An
antigen (also referred to as RhD) appearing on the surface of thered blood cells of most (85%) humans. Anincompatibility between theRh -blood types of a mother and her baby may cause serious disease for the baby.
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- noun a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its having first been detected in the blood of the rhesus monkey.]
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The antigen was discovered in connection with a research of rhesus monkeys.
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