Definitions for Rh-positive
Rh-positive
Rh pos·i·tive
Spelling: [ahr-eych poz-i-tiv]
IPA: /ˈɑrˈeɪtʃ ˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/
Rh-Positive is a 11 letter English word.
You can make 649 anagrams from letters in Rh-positive (-ehiioprstv).
Definitions for Rh-positive
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-positive
First recorded in 1955-60