rhesus positive / negative

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• rhesus factor — ► NOUN ▪ a substance occurring on red blood cells which can cause disease in a newborn baby whose blood contains the factor (i.e. is rhesus positive) while the mother s blood does not (i.e. is rhesus negative). ORIGIN from RHESUS MONKEY(Cf.… …   English terms dictionary

• Rhesus baby — noun A baby born with a blood disorder because its rhesus positive blood is incompatible with the mother s rhesus negative blood • • • Main Entry: ↑rhesus …   Useful english dictionary

• Rhesus-Faktor — Blutgruppen Polypeptid Rh(D), Rhesus D Antigen Größe 417 Aminosäuren Isoformen Long, Short 1, Short 2 Bezeichner …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rhesus-Negativ-Verbreitung — Blutgruppen Polypeptid Rh(D), Rhesus D Antigen Größe 417 Aminosäuren Isoformen Long, Short 1, Short 2 Bezeichner …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rhesus-negativ — Blutgruppen Polypeptid Rh(D), Rhesus D Antigen Größe 417 Aminosäuren Isoformen Long, Short 1, Short 2 Bezeichner …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Rhesus-positiv — Blutgruppen Polypeptid Rh(D), Rhesus D Antigen Größe 417 Aminosäuren Isoformen Long, Short 1, Short 2 Bezeichner …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• rhesus — n. (in full rhesus monkey) a small catarrhine monkey, Macaca mulatta, common in N. India. Phrases and idioms: rhesus baby an infant with a haemolytic disorder caused by the incompatibility of its own rhesus positive blood with its mother s rhesus …   Useful english dictionary

• negative — neg|a|tive1 W2S2 [ˈnegətıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bad)¦ 2¦(not liking somebody/something)¦ 3¦(no/not)¦ 4¦(scientific test)¦ 5¦(electricity)¦ 6¦(number/quantity)¦ 7¦(blood)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(BAD)¦ harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Rhesus blood group — Human blood group system with allelic red cell antigens C, D and E. The D antigen is the strongest. Red cells from a Rhesus positive foetus cross the placenta and can sensitise a Rhesus negative mother, expecially at parturition. The mother s… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• Rhesus factor — UK [ˈriːsəs ˌfæktə(r)] / US [ˈrɪsəs ˈfæktər] noun [singular] medical a substance found in red blood cells. Most people are Rhesus positive (= they have the Rhesus factor) and cannot share blood with people who are Rhesus negative (= who do not… …   English dictionary

• rhesus factor — [[t]ri͟ːsəs fæktə(r)[/t]] N SING The rhesus factor is something that is in the blood of most people. If someone s blood contains this factor, they are rhesus positive. If it does not, they are rhesus negative. Syn: Rh factor …   English dictionary