Link Centre Dictionary

rhesus

rhe·sus

UK/ˈɹiːsəs/ US/ˈrisʌs/ uncommon

noun

Origin

So named because the first identified antigen (RhD) was originally believed to be the same as one discovered in rhesus macaques.

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.