rhesus factor
noun
in sing.
- an antigen occurring on the red blood cells of many humans (around 85 per cent) and some other primates. It is particularly important as a cause of haemolytic disease of the newborn and of incompatibility in blood transfusions.猕因子, Rh因子。
词源
1940s: rhesus from RHESUS MONKEY, in which the antigen was first observed.