Rh
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Rhesus factor. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Initialism of relative humidity. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 3 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 wordnet
- 4 Abbreviation of Rhesus. abbreviation, alt-of
- 5 Initialism of right hand. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Work wraps together with wrapped sts as you come to them, as follows: Insert RH ndl into wrap at base of wrapped st from beneath, then bring RH ndl up and into st on LH ndl, ready to work the st[…]"
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- 6 a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum wordnet
- 7 Initialism of review hearing. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 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 wordnet
- 9 Initialism of reconnaissance helicopter. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of reverse harem abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Example
More examples"Since I'm blood type AB and Rh positive, I'm a universal receiver, but I can only donate my blood to those who are also AB positive."
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