Rhesus Factor Definition

noun
Rh factor.
American Heritage Medicine

An antigen (also referred to as RhD) appearing on the surface of the red blood cells of most (85%) humans. An incompatibility between the Rh-blood types of a mother and her baby may cause serious disease for the baby.

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Noun

Singular:
Rhesus factor
Plural:
Rhesus factors

Origin of Rhesus Factor

  • The antigen was discovered in connection with a research of rhesus monkeys.

    From Wiktionary

  • From its having first been detected in the blood of the rhesus monkey

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Rhesus Factor Sentence Examples

  • There is no support group for people with rhesus factor disease.

  • The rhesus factor protein only becomes important during pregnancy; it has little effect on the body at other times.

  • The Rh factor was first identified in the blood of a rhesus monkey and is also known as the rhesus factor.

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