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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RH FACTOR

Named after the rhesus monkey, in which it was first discovered.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RH FACTOR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RH FACTOR

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Rh factor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RH FACTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rh blood group system

The Rh blood group system is one of thirty-three current human blood group systems. It is the most important blood group system after ABO. At present, the Rh blood group system consists of 50 defined blood-group antigens, among which the five antigens D, C, c, E, and e are the most important. The commonly used terms Rh factor, Rh positive and Rh negative refer to the D antigen only. Besides its role in blood transfusion, the Rh blood group system—specifically, the D antigen—is used to determine the risk of hemolytic disease of the newborn as prevention is the best approach to the management of this condition. As part of prenatal care, a blood test may be used to find out the blood type of a fetus. If the Rh antigen is lacking, the blood is called Rh-negative. If the antigen is present, it is called Rh-positive. When the mother is Rh-negative and the father is Rh-positive, the fetus can inherit the Rh factor from the father. This makes the fetus Rh-positive too. Problems can arise when the fetus’s blood has the Rh factor and the mother’s blood does not. A mother who is Rh-negative may develop antibodies to an Rh-positive baby.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RH FACTOR

Reynolds number
Reynosa
rez
rezero
rezone
rf
RFC
RFID
RFLP
Rg
RGB
RGN
RGS
Rgt
rh
Rh negative
Rh positive
Rh-negative
Rh-positive
RHA

WORDS THAT END LIKE RH FACTOR

actor
benefactor
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contractor
director
extractor
factor
growth factor
heavy-water reactor
nerve growth factor
power factor
reactor
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wow factor
X factor

Synonyms and antonyms of Rh factor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Rh factor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RH FACTOR

Find out the translation of Rh factor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Rh factor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Rh factor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Rh因子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

factor Rh
570 millions of speakers

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Rh factor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आरएच फैक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عامل RH
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

резус-фактор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fator Rh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Rh ফ্যাক্টর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

facteur Rh
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Faktor Rh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rhesusfaktor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Rhの要因
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 Rh 인자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rh factor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yếu tố Rh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Rh காரணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आरएच फॅक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rh faktörü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fattore Rh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czynnik Rh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

резус - фактор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

factorul Rh
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

παράγοντας Rh
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Rh -faktor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Rh-faktorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Rh faktor
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RH FACTOR»

The term «Rh factor» is regularly used and occupies the 89.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Rh factor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RH FACTOR»

Discover the use of Rh factor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Rh factor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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LIFE
h. FACTOR. New. blood. type. causes. trouble. in. transfusions. and. childbirth. The Rh factor is an unknown substance which most people have in their blood. This fact is most important to those whose blood does not ...
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The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health
In Rh disease antibodies produced by a pregnant woman break down the fetus's red blood cells, causing anemia and sometimes serious illness or even death of the fetus. This disease can develop when the fetus's blood contains Rh factor, an  ...
Karen J. Carlson, Stephanie A. Eisenstat, Terra Diane Ziporyn, 2004
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The RH Factor
Old. Rough around the edges. Weatherbeaten. Shopworn. Used beyond recommended tolerance levels. These were some of the adjectives and adjectival phrases that came to the mind of Milton Davis when he thought about himself. He was ...
Rick Hutchins, 2005
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Delmar's Comprehensive Medical Assisting: Administrative and ...
The Rh factor is found on the surface of RBCs. People possessing the Rh factor are said to have Rh-positive (Rh ) blood. Those without the Rh factor have Rh- negative (Rh ) blood. About 85% of North Americans are Rh-positive; 15% are ...
Wilburta Lindh, Marilyn Pooler, Carol Tamparo, 2009
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Getting Pregnant: What Couples Need To Know Right Now
If you have the Rh factor, your blood type carries the suffix “positive,” as in A, B, or O positive blood. • If the Rh factor is missing, as it is in 15 to 20 percent of the population, your blood type carries the suffix “negative,” as in A, B, or O negative  ...
Niels H. Lauersen, Colette Bouchez, 2010
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Biology: A Search For Order In Complexity
A serious blood problem is that of the Rh factor, which causes hemolytic (he'm3- IT'tTk) disease in infants, known as erythroblastosis fetalis (i-rith'r3-blas-to's3s fRaT3s). About 85 percent of the population has blood containing a protein, ...
Leslie MacKenzie, David K. Arwine, Edward J. Shewan, 2004
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Nurse-Midwifery Handbook: A Practical Guide to Prenatal and ...
As pregnancy advances, additional tests, such as the maternal serum triple screen and a 1 -hour, 50-g glucose tolerance test are appropriate. Individual circumstances may require additional testing. Rh Factor The Rh factor is an antigen on ...
Linda Wheeler, 2002
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Flesh and Blood : Organ Transplantation and Blood ...
The discovery of the Rh factor did much to explain why some transfusions produced adverse reactions even when the ABO typing was correct.35 The Rh factor also proved enormously significant in resolving another clinical puzzle that  ...
Susan E. Lederer Associate Professor of the History of Medicine Yale University, 2008
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Pregnancy For Dummies
Most people are Rh-positive, which means they carry the Rh factor on their red blood cells. Those who don't carry the Rh factor are considered Rh-negative. If an Rh-positive man and an Rh-negative woman conceive, the fetus may be ...
Joanne Stone, Keith Eddleman, Mary Duenwald, 2009
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
In addition to the ABO system, many other erythrocyte antigens and plasma antibodies can cause transfusion reactions, the most important of which is the Rh factor. Rh BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM People who have the Rh factor (an erythrocyte ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RH FACTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Rh factor is used in the context of the following news items.
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Geneticists create simpler, cheaper test to determine baby's gender
And, to identify the Rh factor, it was necessary to obtain fetal blood sampling through puncture [of the maternal abdomen]. Such procedures increase the risk of ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jul 15»
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'Panda blood' volunteer donors help save lives
It is the RH factor of donors' blood that determines who it can be given to. This factor in addition to the blood type, marks the presence or absence of a certain ... «CCTV, Jun 15»
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Blood Saved Babies: 'Man With The Golden Arm' Saves 2 Million …
The culprit was rhesus disease, often known as Rh factor. Just as blood is type A, B or O, blood types are also either positive or negative. If a surface protein is ... «Headlines & Global News, Jun 15»
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Pregnancy and your blood type
In addition to blood type, women can have Rh factor (specifically Rhesus D antigen), which is when proteins appear on the surface of the blood. Women who do ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
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American Red Cross encouraging African-Americans to donate blood
Blood is organized into four groups—O, A, B, or AB—and classified by its Rh factor, either Rh negative or Rh positive. The Rh factor refers to a type of protein ... «Richmond Confidential, Jan 15»
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The RH Factor
With the opening here of its single largest store - and most complete physical manifestation of its business strategy and philosophy - RH has raised the bar in ... «Home Furnishings News, Jan 15»
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Ready for Pittsburgh's Light Up Night? Here's a schedule of events
Sean Jones -- with Roger Humphries and RH Factor and special guests -- will perform beginning at 6 p.m. Friday on EQT Jazzmasters Stage at Katz Plaza. «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Nov 14»
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Rh Factor and Blood Type Incompatibility
When this happens a problem arises concerning the Rhesus, or Rh, factor that's called Rh incompatibility. There are four different blood types. They are type A, ... «EmpowHer, Sep 14»
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Memory loss more common in people with blood type AB
There are four main blood types: type A, type B, type AB and type O. Additionally, if a substance called Rh factor appears on the surface of the red blood cells, ... «Medical News Today, Sep 14»
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Why Can't You Receive Blood from Someone With a Different Blood …
Most people (about 85%) have a special protein on their blood cells called the Rh factor, a condition that makes them Rh positive (and have a positive blood ... «Gizmodo, May 14»

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