Rh-null
English
Etymology
Rh (“Rhesus factor”) + null (“missing, none”)
Adjective
Rh-null (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the Rh-null syndrome, or blood produced by the syndrome.
Related terms
- Rh negative (pertaining to blood missing Rh factor D, one of 61 Rh blood factors)
- Rh positive (pertaining to blood containing Rh factor D, one of 61 Rh blood factors)
Noun
Rh-null (uncountable)
- Ellipsis of Rh-null blood; a blood type, in which red blood cells are completely lacking in all antigens of the Rh-blood-typing system (Rh factors), a system of 61 antigen types.
Synonyms
- golden blood