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blue baby

noun Pathology.

an infant born with cyanosis resulting from a congenital heart or lung defect.

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Origin of blue baby

First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for blue baby

blue baby

noun

a baby born with a bluish tinge to the skin because of lack of oxygen in the blood, esp caused by a congenital defect of the heart
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for blue baby

blue baby

[ blōō ]

n.

An infant born with cyanosis as a result of a congenital cardiac or pulmonary defect that causes incomplete oxygenation of the blood.
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