HyperDic: erythroblastosis_fetalis

English > 1 sense of the expression *erythroblastosis fetalis*:
NOUN	state	erythroblastosis fetalis	severe anemia in newborn babies

English > *erythroblastosis fetalis*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	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 / birth by amniocentesis.
Broader	anemia, anaemia	A deficiency of red blood cells