Rh incompatibility

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Rh incompatibility [¦är¦āch ‚in·kəm‚pad·ə′bil·əd·ē]

(medicine)

A condition in which red blood cells of the fetus become coated with immunoglobulin G antibody (Rh antibody) of maternal origin which is directed against Rh-D antigen of paternal origin that is present on fetal cells.

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No references found			Several of the causes of cerebral palsy that have been identified through research are preventable or treatable head injury, jaundice, Rh incompatibility, and rubella (German measles). Important Information About Cerebral Palsy.. by SHAKEEB / Food/cooking/nutrition community Several of the causes of cerebral palsy that have been identified through research are preventable or treatable: head injury, jaundice, Rh incompatibility, and rubella (German measles). Important Information About Cerebral Palsy.. by Pravin Pednekar / Home based business community Alternately, Rh incompatibility between mother and fetus may cause hemolysis of fetal red blood cells, thereby releasing unconjugated bilirubin into the fetal blood. Information on Kernicterus - by Richard James / Health, general community			RFQ RFS RFT RFvalue Rg RG line RG58 RG8 RGB RGB color RGB monitor RGB triplet RGBA RGBHV RGBW RGBY rgh RGU system Rh Rh antigen Rh blocking serum Rh blocking test Rh blood group Rh blood-group system Rh Factor Rh incompatibility Rh negative Rh null Rh positive Rha Rhabdiasoidea rhabdion rhabdite Rhabditia Rhabditidia Rhabditoidea Rhabdocoela rhabdoglyph rhabdolith rhabdome rhabdomyoblastoma rhabdomyoma rhabdomyosarcoma rhabdophane Rhabdophorina rhabdosome Rhabdoviridae rhabdovirus rhabdus Rhachitomi rhachitomous			Rh (disambiguation) Rh (disambiguation) Rh 0 immune globulin Rh 0 immune globulin Rh 0 immune globulin Rh a Rh a Rh a Rh antibody Rh antigen Rh antigen Rh antiserum Rh blocking serum Rh blocking test Rh blood group Rh blood group Rh blood incompatibility Rh blood type Rh blood-group system Rh D hemolytic disease of the newborn RH disease Rh factor Rh factor Rh factor Rh factor Rh factor Rh genes Rh HDN Rh Immune Globulin Rh Immune Globulin Rh incompatibility Rh isoimmunization Rh negative Rh negative Rh negative Rh null Rh null Rh null syndrome Rh O immunoglobulin Rh positive Rh positive Rh positive Rh sensitization RH Spencer-Churchill Rh system RH TRU RH with Colon Resection RH-BPND RH-BSO RH-CM rh-E rh-negative rh-negative Rh-negative blood Rh-negative blood type Rh-null syndrome Rh-null syndrome Rh-null syndrome Rh-Null, Regulator Type RH-PL rh-positive

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