"Rhesus factor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Rhesus factors [plural]
Etymology: The antigen was discovered in connection with a research of rhesus monkeys. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rhesus factor (plural Rhesus factors)
  1. An antigen of the Rhesus system; understood unless otherwise specified to refer to Rhesus factor D (RhD), which appears on the surface of the red blood cells of most (85%) humans. An incompatibility between the Rh-blood types of a mother and her baby may cause serious disease for the baby. Wikipedia link: Rhesus factor Synonyms: Rh factor Related terms: Rhesus negative, Rhesus positive Translations (RhD-antigen): resusfactor [masculine] (Dutch), reesustekijä (Finnish), Rh-tekijä (Finnish), Rhesusfaktor [masculine] (German), ρέζους (rézous) [neuter] (Greek), czynnik Rh [masculine] (Polish), резус-фа́ктор (rezus-fáktor) (Russian), резус-фа́ктор (rezus-fáktor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Rhesus_factor-en-noun--ljNkM7D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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