Definitions for "Hemolytic disease"
a hemolytic anemia of a newborn child; it results from the destruction of the infant's red blood cells by antibodies produced by the mother; usually involves antibodies due to Rh blood type incompatibility; also called erythroblastosis fetalis
disease involving the destruction of blood cells.
Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a condition in which an excessive number of red blood cells in the fetus are destroyed by the mother's antibodies. It is typically caused by Rh incompatibility.