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erythroblastosis

(e rit̸h′rō blas tōsis)

noun

  1. the appearance of immature, nucleate red blood cells in the circulating blood
  2. a disease of the developing fetus and newborn infant, characterized by a hemolytic anemia and jaundice and caused by an incompatibility of blood types between mother and fetus, usually involving the Rh factor

See erythroblastosis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. e·ryth·ro·blas·to·ses (-sēz)
The abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood.

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