Rhesus factor

English

Alternative forms

Rh factor

Etymology

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

Noun

Rhesus factor (plural Rhesus factors)

An antigen of the Rhesus system; understood unless otherwise specified to refer to Rhesus factor D (RhD), which appears 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.

Translations

RhD-antigen

Dutch: resusfactor (nl) m
Finnish: reesustekijä, Rh-tekijä
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German: Rhesusfaktor (de) m
Greek: ρέζους (el) n (rézous)
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Polish: czynnik Rh m
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Russian: резус-фа́ктор (ru) (rezus-fáktor)
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Ukrainian: резус-фа́ктор m (rezus-fáktor)

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