Definition that contains blood transfusion
- rh a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
- hepatitis c a viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus; usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or blood products)
- rhesus factor a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia
- abo blood group system a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
- refractory anaemia any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)
- abo group a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
- refractory anemia any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)
- abo system a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
- rh factor a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people; if an Rh-negative person receives a blood transfusion from an Rh-positive person it can result in hemolysis and anemia