Definition of Rh-negative

1. Adjective. Of persons (or their blood) lacking the Rh factor present in their red blood cells.

Antonyms: Rh-positive

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rh-negative

rezes
rezip
rezone
rezoned
rezones
rezoning
rezonings
rezulin
rezzed
rezzes
rezzing
reëdit
rgds
rh
rh-hr blood-group system
rh-negative (current term)
rh-positive
rh factor
rh isoimmunization
rhabarbarate
rhabarbarin
rhabarbarine
rhabarberone
rhabd-
rhabdiasoidea
rhabdite
rhabdites
rhabditida
rhabditida infections
rhabditiform

Literary usage of Rh-negative

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"A repeat Rh(D) antibody test should be performed at about 28 weeks' gestation on all unsensitized rh-negative women, followed by the administration of 300 ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"(iii) If the test using Anti-D Blood Grouping Reagent is negative and the test for Du is negative, the product shall be labeled: "Rh negative. ..."

3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... developed by the Rh negative mother to the child's Rh positive blood. Trauma is not a very common prenatal cause of cerebral palsy. ..."

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