rhesus baby

noun

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 motherTechnical name: erythroblastosis fetalis

Word Origin for rhesus baby

C20: see Rh factor

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