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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anemia
hemolytic anemia
isoimmunization
Rh incompatibility
rh disease
alloimmune hemolytic disease
anti-d alloimmunization
fetal hydrops
hemolytic disease of the newborn
immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
rh alloimmunization
rh antibodies in pregnancy
rh antibody disease
rh hemolytic disease
rh isoimmunization
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