rh factor

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsrhesus factorRh

   Broaderantigen

Questions about rh factor

What does rh factor mean?

rh factor means "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".

What is another word for rh factor?

Close synonyms include rhesus factor, Rh. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rh factor a common word?

rh factor is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.