RH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does RH mean? 

• RH (noun)
  The noun RH has 3 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: RH used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Rh; Rh factor; rhesus factor

Hypernyms ("Rh" is a kind of...):

antigen (any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 45; Rh; rhodium

Hypernyms ("Rh" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hypothalamic releasing factor; hypothalamic releasing hormone; releasing factor; releasing hormone; RH

Hypernyms ("RH" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

 Context examples 

Also called LH-RH and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.

(LHRH, NCI Dictionary)

Also called GnRH agonist, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, and LH-RH agonist.

(Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist, NCI Dictionary)

Also called GnRH antagonist, gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, and LH-RH antagonist.

(Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone antagonist, NCI Dictionary)

Some LH-RH antagonists are used to treat advanced prostate cancer.

(LH-RH antagonist, NCI Dictionary)

Some LH-RH agonists are used to treat prostate cancer.

(LH-RH agonist, NCI Dictionary)

Also called GnRH agonist, LH-RH agonist, and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist.

(Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, NCI Dictionary)

Also called GnRH antagonist, LH-RH antagonist, and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone antagonist.

(Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, NCI Dictionary)

Also called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, LH-RH agonist, and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist.

(GnRH agonist, NCI Dictionary)

Also called gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, LH-RH antagonist, and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone antagonist.

(GnRH antagonist, NCI Dictionary)

Also called LH-RH and LHRH.

(Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, NCI Dictionary)