erythroblastosis fetalis

Variant of erythroblastosis

erythroblastosis definition

eryth·ro·blas·to·sis (e rit̸h′rō blas tō′sis)

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
    also called erythroblastosis fetalis erythroblastosis fe·tal·is (fi tal′is)

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