erythroblastosis fetalis

Noun

Meaning

severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis

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Synonyms

anemia isoimmunization hemolytic anemia Rh incompatibility fetal hydrops rh isoimmunization rh maternal-fetal incompatibility rh sensitization rh-induced hemolytic disease rh disease alloimmune hemolytic disease anti-d alloimmunization hemolytic disease of the newborn immune-mediated hemolytic anemia rh alloimmunization

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Hypernyms

anaemia anemia

Related terms

erythroblastosis erythroblastosis neonatorum hemolytic disease

Close letter words and terms

erythroblastoma erythroblastopenia erythroblastosis erythroblastosis neonatorum erythroblastotic erythrocarpine