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rhesus baby

/ ˈriːsəs /

noun

  1. 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 nameerythroblastosis fetalis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhesus baby1

C20: see Rh factor
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Example Sentences

Ms Reid told BBC Scotland that Gary had been born a Rhesus baby.

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