Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhesus factor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: rhe-sus -fac-tor
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

The antigen was discovered in connection with a research of rhesus monkeys.

Inflected Forms

Rhesus factors (plural) Rh factor (alternative)

Phrases

Rhesus negative Rhesus positive

Frequently Paired Words

Rhesus negative Rhesus positive

Synonyms

rh factor rh

Questions

What does rhesus factor mean?: 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.
Where does rhesus factor come from?: The antigen was discovered in connection with a research of rhesus monkeys.

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