Rh

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See also: rh, rḫ, and RH

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

Rh

  1. (chemistry) rhodium.

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

Rh

  1. (medicine) Abbreviation of Rhesus factor.
  2. (medicine) Abbreviation of Rhesus.

Derived terms[edit]

  • Rh disease
  • Rh positive (pertaining to blood containing Rh factor D, one of 61 Rh factors)
  • Rh negative (pertaining to blood missing Rh factor D, one of 61 Rh factors)
  • Rh-null (pertaining to blood missing antigens for all 61 Rh factors)
  • RhD (Rh factor D)

Anagrams[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

Rh (upper case, lower case rh)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Welsh alphabet, called rhi and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by R and followed by S.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhedeg redeg unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Rh”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Xhosa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

Rh (lower case rh)

  1. A digraph in Xhosa orthography.