erythroblastosis fetalis

erythroblastosis fe·ta·lis  (f-tls)

n.

A severe hemolytic disease of a fetus or newborn infant caused by the production of maternal antibodies against the fetal red blood cells, usually involving Rh incompatibility between the mother and fetus.

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[New Latin erythroblastsis ftlis : erythroblastsis, erythroblastosis + ftlis, fetal.]

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erythroblastosis fetalis - severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis anemia, anaemia - a deficiency of red blood cells