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RhD

RhD

9.2
A gene that decides whether a person's blood is Rh positive or Rh negative
  • noun
  • /ɑr eɪtʃ di/
  • Specialized
translation icon : RhD
  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 4: Neovascularization, lymphocyte infiltration and calcification in RHD

Examples

  • Infections with viridans streptococci predominated among cases of known etiology, and RHD was the most common underlying pathologic change.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Chronic RHD in developing countries is associated with major complications and high mortality.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In RHD patients, there is a persistent inflammatory process in the heart tissue, in the absence of the infectious agent 2 6.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The prevalence of RHD in school-age children varies considerably throughout the world.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In an Egyptian study by Refat and his colleagues, the prevalence of RHD in the primary school children was 3.4/1000.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A retrospective study was performed on 25 child patients with RHD, who had mitral valve surgery between 2000 and 2004 at the GOTHI hospitals.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The incidence of RF and RHD in the tropics remains high, with a high proportion of children suffering from carditis with the first episode.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) occurs in 30 to 45% of patients with rheumatic fever (RF).

    Academic text (2007)
  • We report the results of an investigation of outbreaks of RHD among young rabbits on farms on the Iberian Peninsula where rabbits were previously vaccinated for RHDV.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The presence of RhD protein in blood determines if a person is Rh positive or negative.

Antonyms

Rh-negative
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Having no Rh factor on red blood cells

Surface Forms

RhD singular
RhDs plural

Etymology

RhD gets its name from Rhesus, the 'monkey' used in early blood studies, and the letter D which marks a particular form. So the RhD gene is the part of your DNA that decides if your blood is Rh positive or Rh negative.