Associations to the word «Rh»

Wiktionary

RH, symbol. (element symbol) Symbol for rhodium.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats