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单词 Rh factor
释义

Rh factor

noun

ˌär-ˈāch- How to pronounce Rh factor (audio)
: any of one or more genetically determined antigens present in the red blood cells of most persons and of higher animals and capable of inducing intense immunogenic reactions

Word History

Etymology

rhesus monkey (in which it was first detected)

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Rh factor

noun

ˈär-ˈāch- How to pronounce Rh factor (audio)
: a genetically determined protein on the red blood cells of some people that is one of the substances used to classify human blood as to compatibility for transfusion and that when present in a fetus but not in the mother causes a serious immunogenic reaction in which the mother produces antibodies that cross the placenta and attack the red blood cells of the fetus

called also rhesus factor

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