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RH FACTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rh factor mean?
• RH FACTOR (noun)
The noun RH FACTOR has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: RH FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Rh; Rh factor; rhesus factor
Hypernyms ("Rh factor" is a kind of...):
antigen (any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies))
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