Definitions for Rh-negative
Rh-negative
Rh neg·a·tive
Spelling: [ahr-eych neg-uh-tiv]
IPA: /ˈɑrˈeɪtʃ ˈnɛg ə tɪv/
Rh-Negative is a 11 letter English word.
You can make 697 anagrams from letters in Rh-negative (-aeeghinrtv).
Definitions for Rh-negative
noun
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any of a type of specific antigen present on the surface of red blood cells, persons having inherited such antigens being designated Rh+ (Rh positive) and persons lacking them, a much smaller group, being designated Rh− (Rh negative) blood of Rh− persons is incompatible with Rh+ blood because of antibody reaction, and an Rh− woman who bears an Rh+ baby will have formed antibodies to the fetal blood that, unless removed from her bloodstream by apheresis in a subsequent pregnancy, will be carried across the placenta and destroy red blood cells of the next Rh+ fetus, resulting in erythroblastosis in the newborn.
adjective
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See under Rh factor.
Origin of Rh-negative
First recorded in 1955-60