单词 | rhesus factor |
释义 | rhesus factor/ˈriːsəs faktə /noun [in singular] An antigen occurring on the red blood cells of many humans (around 85 per cent) and some other primates. It is particularly important as a cause of haemolytic disease of the newborn and of incompatibility in blood transfusions.The discovery of the rhesus factor in human blood by American scientists also had important implications for blood grouping and, ultimately, for the development of human genetics....
Origin1940s: rhesus from rhesus monkey, in which the antigen was first observed. |
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