Other Definitions
rf (enc)
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Rf| Noun | 1. | RF - a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary glandfactor - anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome" | | | 2. | Rf - a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesizedchemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter | | | 3. | RF - a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tonebrain stem, brain-stem, brainstem - the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus neural net, neural network - any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body | |
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