rh

Noun

• 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

• a white hard metallic element that is one of the platinum group and is found in platinum ores; used in alloys with platinum

• 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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  releasing hormone , RH , releasing factor , hypothalamic releasing hormone , hypothalamic releasing factor , rhodium , Rh , atomic number 45 , rhesus factor , Rh factor