rhesus baby

British

/ ˈriːsəs /

noun

Technical name: erythroblastosis fetalis. 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

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Etymology

Origin of rhesus baby

C20: see _{Rh factor}

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Ms Reid told BBC Scotland that Gary had been born a Rhesus baby.

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