blue baby


noun Pathology.

an infant born with cyanosis resulting from a congenital heart or lung defect.

Origin of blue baby

First recorded in 1900–05

British Dictionary definitions for blue baby

blue baby

noun

a baby born with a bluish tinge to the skin because of lack of oxygen in the blood, esp caused by a congenital defect of the heart

Medical definitions for blue baby

blue baby
[ blōō ]

n.

An infant born with cyanosis as a result of a congenital cardiac or pulmonary defect that causes incomplete oxygenation of the blood.