RHESUS FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhesus factor mean? 

• RHESUS FACTOR (noun)
  The noun RHESUS 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: RHESUS FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHESUS FACTOR (noun)

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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 ("rhesus 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))