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Definitions of
'RH'
1.
(noun)
rhesus factor, Rh factor, 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
2.
(noun)
rhodium, Rh, atomic number 45
a
white
hard
metallic
element
that is one of the
platinum
group
and is
found
in
platinum
ores; used in alloys with
platinum
3.
(noun)
releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor
any of several hormones produced in the
hypothalamus
and carried by a
vein
to the
anterior
pituitary
gland
where they stimulate the
release
of
anterior
pituitary
hormones; each of these hormones causes the
anterior
pituitary
to secrete a
specific
hormone
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'RH'
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