RhD antigen

Medical term · R

A protein on the red blood cells of 85% of people in the UK. These people are known as RhD positive. People who do not have the protein are described as RhD negative. See also blood group.

Word parts

antigen = anti- + -gen

  • anti-Against.
  • -genSomething that produces or forms.
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