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Rh

Rh

4 6.0
A protein on red blood cells that shows whether two blood types match for transfusion
  • noun
  • /ɑːr eɪtʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : factor Rh
  • The doctor explained that knowing your Rh type is important for safe blood transfusions.
  • Rh negative
  • Rh factor
  • Rh-positive blood

And the question is what is your thought process about RH negative blood?

Examples

  • Unless you are O-positive and RH-negative, thank you very much, but we already have more blood than we can use.

    War of the Worlds (2005)

  • And the question is what is your thought process about RH negative blood?

    Evan Carmichael

  • Blood type's O, RH positive.

    Parkland (2013)

  • The identification of the Rh factor was substantial.

    Blog text (12)

  • There is an antigen called Rh; if you have it on your red cells, you are Rh positive; otherwise, you are negative.

    Blog text (1)

  • There's not a doctor on Earth who'll transfuse... blood without first learning the patient's type... Rh factor, and other peculiarities.

    Not of This Earth (1988)

  • She was relieved to find out she has Rh positive blood, which is more common than negative.

  • During the test, they checked my blood for the Rh factor to ensure compatibility for surgery.

Synonyms

Rh factor
vsRh
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A protein on the surface of red blood cells that shows whether blood types match

is the shorter form used interchangeably in medical contexts
rhesus factor
vsRh
  • Specialized
5.1

A substance in the blood that makes blood Rh-positive or Rh-negative

focuses more on transfusion compatibility than on pregnancy effects

Compounds

Rh-negative blood
  • Specialized
1 5.0

Blood with red blood cells that do not have the Rh factor

Rh factor
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A protein on the surface of red blood cells that shows whether blood types match

Rh positive
  • Specialized
1 4.6

Having the Rh factor on the surface of red blood cells

Rh-negative blood type
  • Specialized
6.0

A blood group in which red blood cells do not have the Rh factor

Rh-positive blood type
  • Specialized
4.1

A blood group whose red blood cells have the Rh factor, common in most people

Rh antibody
  • Specialized
6.5

A substance the body makes that attacks the Rh factor on red blood cells and can cause problems in pregnancy

Rh incompatibility
  • Specialized
7.8

A difference in Rh blood type between mother and baby that makes the mother's body attack the baby's blood

Rh negative
  • Specialized
6.8

Having blood whose red blood cells do not have the Rh factor

Surface Forms

Rh singular
Rhs plural

Etymology

Rh for blood comes from the name Rhesus, after a kind of monkey whose blood first showed the protein. So Rh tells whether a person's blood has that protein, which is why we say 'Rh-positive' or 'Rh-negative'.