Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Rh factor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
Royal Horse Guards . - The chemical symbol of rhodium.
- An initial sequence, originally an aspirated r, occurring in English, etc., in words of Greek origin.
- noun An abbreviation of
Royal Horse Artillery .
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- noun chemistry Symbol for
rhodium . - initialism medicine The
Rhesus factor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
- noun a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum
- noun a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
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Examples
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Rhogam is a human blood-derived vaccine that is typically given to Rh - mothers (my wife) who give birth to Rh+ babies.
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs: The Adventures of a Preterm Daddy: Part II 2009
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So what actually does the Rh factor is to somewhat reduce the possibilities of Rh- women of having children with Rh+ men.
Neanderthal DNA Kosmo 2008
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In fact it's possible, I guess, that the very Rh disease itself may have caused higher concentrations of Rh- by killing Rh+ unborn children.
Neanderthal DNA Kosmo 2008
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In fact, the only among your children that could have the Rh disease would be those with the Rh+ phenotype if the mother is Rh-, of course.
Neanderthal DNA Kosmo 2008
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It has been suggested that the mixing of Rh - and Rh+ blood groups reflects the mixing of hunter-gatherers and farmers in after the Ice Age.
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Razib Khan none@example.com 2010
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Unlike ABO groups**, most people with Rh - blood don't have antibodies against Rh unless they've had specific exposures-like, say, childbirth of an Rh+ baby.
Pharyngula 2010
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So, in the absence of technical help, available only in the last 50 or so years, an Rh - person and their Rh+ spouse could have one, maybe 2 children together at most.
Pharyngula 2010
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Blood is either Rh positive (Rh+) or Rh negative (Rh -).
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The first Rh - baby is OK and any subsequent Rh+ fetus would be stillborn due to attack from the mother's antibodies reacting to testosterone.
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This test will determine your blood type as well as show if you are Rhesus positive (Rh+) or negative (Rh -).
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