Definition of Rhesus monkey

1. Noun. Of southern Asia; used in medical research.

Exact synonyms: Macaca Mulatta, Rhesus
Generic synonyms: Macaque

Definition of Rhesus monkey

1. Noun. The rhesus macaque, ''Macaca mulatta'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhesus Monkey

rheotaxes
rheotaxis
rheotome
rheotomes
rheotrope
rheotropes
rheotropic
rheotropism
rhestocythemia
rhesus
rhesus disease
rhesus factor
rhesus incompatibility
rhesus macaque
rhesus macaques
rhesus monkey (current term)
rhesus monkeys
rhesuses
rhetic
rhetizite
rhetor
rhetoric
rhetorical
rhetorical device
rhetorical devices
rhetorical induction
rhetorical mode
rhetorical question
rhetorical questions
rhetorically

Literary usage of Rhesus monkey

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

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"rhesus monkey and sheep erythrocyte free of hemoglobin were treated with SDS nd ... rhesus monkey, hu- eep erythrocyte membranes were also treated i and the ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Suspensions of the rhesus monkey brain inoculated intra- cerebrally back into mink produced a disease indistinguishable from TME. Visceral tissues were also ..."

3. Cocaine: Pharmacology, Effects, and Treatment of Abuse edited by John Grabowski (1994)
"Johanson, CE The effects of electric shock on responding maintained by cocaine injections in a choice procedure in the rhesus monkey. ..."

4. Wisconsin Medical Journal by State Medical Society of Wisconsin (1907)
"The chimpanzee was severely affected but inoculation of a rhesus monkey from ... The virus, though virulent for the rhesus monkey, was only slightly so for ..."

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