blue baby
noun Pathology.
an infant born with cyanosis resulting from a congenital heart or lung defect.
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
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
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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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