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# rhesus

noun (rhesus, rhesuses — also «rhesus monkey»); adjective (rhesus — in «rhesus factor»)

«rhesus» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A rhesus monkey (rhesus macaque) is a small brown monkey from Asia with a reddish face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/#m1)
2. (science, medicine) The rhesus factor (Rh) is a protein on red blood cells; blood is called Rh-positive if it has it and Rh-negative if not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on blood groups, «rhesus positive» and «rhesus negative» explain the plus or minus in blood types like O+ and A−. In nature lessons rhesus monkeys live in India, China and nearby, often in cities and temples. The rhesus factor was named after experiments with these monkeys. Phrases: «rhesus monkey», «rhesus positive», «rhesus negative».

### Examples

- Rhesus monkeys live in large groups in India. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/#x1)
- My blood group is O rhesus positive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/#x2)
- The plus in A+ means rhesus positive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/#x3)
- A rhesus macaque stole a banana from a tourist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/#x4)
- Rhesus monkeys were sent into space in the early days of rockets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/#x5)
- Doctors check the rhesus factor before giving blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced «REE-sus». Hard spelling: r-h-e-s-u-s. Rh is the short form. Most people are rhesus positive.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rhesus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rhesus/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rhesus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rhesus.html) on Mova free.