Anti-D (Anti-D immunoglobulin)

English (en)

Anti-D (Anti-D immunoglobulin)
a protective blood product given as 
an injection to Rh-negative pregnant 
people to prevent their immune 
system from attacking Rh-positive 
babies, a condition that could cause 
hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) 
in future pregnancies, by neutralizing 
fetal D-positive blood cells that 
enter the parent's bloodstream.

Other languages: Hausa, Igbo

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Fetus

 

Yorùbá (yo)

  • Atako ìbísí ẹ̀yà ẹ̀jẹ̀ D

Decomposition: Egbòogi àtabẹ́rẹ́ gbà tí ó ń tako irúfẹ́ ẹ̀jẹ̀ D tí ó lè ṣe àkóbá fún ọmọ oyún inú. Antibodies that act against the D antigen of the Rh blood group.

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