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

Words nearby blue baby

blue, blue agave, blue alert, blue and the gray, blue army, blue baby, blue bag, blue beret, blue billy, blue blood, blue book
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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
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Medical 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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