rhesus baby
/ (ˈriːsəs) /
noun
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 name: erythroblastosis fetalis
Word Origin for rhesus baby
C20: see
Rh factor
Words nearby rhesus baby
rheotaxis,
rheotron,
rheotropism,
rhestocythemia,
rhesus,
rhesus baby,
rhesus factor,
rhesus monkey,
rhet.,
rhetian,
rhetic