rh
IPA: r
Root Word: Rh
noun
- (medicine) Abbreviation of Rhesus factor. [An antigen of the Rhesus system; understood unless otherwise specified to refer to Rhesus factor D (RhD), which appears on the surface of the red blood cells of most (85%) humans. An incompatibility between the Rh-blood types of a mother and her baby may cause serious disease for the baby.]
- (medicine) Abbreviation of Rhesus. [(medicine, attributive, also without cap.) Denotes a system for categorising human blood types based on the presence or absence of various antigens, especially Rhesus factor D.]
- Initialism of relative humidity. [(meteorology) The ratio of the actual amount of water vapor (absolute humidity) present in the air to the saturation point at the same temperature, usually expressed as a percentage.]
- (music, knitting) Initialism of right hand.
- Initialism of review hearing.
- (US, army, aviation) Initialism of reconnaissance helicopter.
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Examples of "rh" in Sentences
- The LHS of ri with the RHS of ri.
- This is a direct lift from the RH.
- ABO and Rh distribution by country.
- RH isn't pornography, it is honesty.
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening.
- ITG rh is with right head assumption.
- I have no connection to the RH website.
- RH is responsible in the way they report things.
- I heard over the radio that RH is RH for a long time.
- RH will still be there for readers to enjoy regardless.
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