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rhesus baby

/ ˈriːsəs /

noun

  1. a baby suffering from haemolytic disease at birth as its red blood cells (which are Rh positive) have been attacked in the womb by antibodies from its Rh negative mother Technical nameerythroblastosis fetalis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhesus baby1

C20: see Rh factor

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