erythroblastosisn.
/ɛˌrɪθrəʊblaˈstəʊsɪs/ Pathology.
The presence of erythroblasts in the blood; esp. hæmolytic disease of the newborn, erythroblastosis fœtalis, a severe anæmia that results when the mother develops antibodies against the blood of the fœtus.
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1931 Amer. Jrnl. Pathol. 7 293 Erythroblastosis may occur without edema.
1938 Nature 29 Jan. 202/2 Researches aiming at investigating the nature of the virus of aviary erythroblastosis.
1964 M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xxv. 404 Erythroblastosis from rhesus incompatibility.
Derivatives
eˌrythroblaˈstotic adj.
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1957 Encycl. Brit. I. 863/1 Once a woman has borne an erythroblastotic infant, she is likely to bear others.
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