rhesus baby

(ˈriːsəs)

(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) 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. Technical name: erythroblastosis fetalis

[C20: see Rh factor]

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It was the continued prayers of the congregation of our Church which were effective in upholding us all when my younger son was a rhesus baby and needed God's help.

THOUGHT for the DAY

I know that the prayers of the congregation of the Church of which my family and I were members were effective in upholding us all when my younger son was a rhesus baby and needed God's help.

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