Medical Definition of Hydrops foetalis

1. A severe form of the genetic disorder thalassaemia in which all four alpha chain polypeptides making up the haemoglobin molecule (the protein which transports oxygen in the body) are missing due to a defect in the gene which codes for them. As a result, affected individuals die at or before birth. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrops Foetalis

hydropneumothorax
hydropolysulfide
hydropolysulfides
hydropolysulphide
hydropolysulphides
hydroponic
hydroponically
hydroponics
hydroposia
hydropote
hydropower
hydropowers
hydroprocessing
hydrops
hydrops articuli
hydrops foetalis (current term)
hydrops ovarii
hydrops pericardii
hydrops tubae
hydrops tubae profluens
hydropses
hydropsies
hydropsy
hydropult
hydropults
hydropyonephrosis
hydropyrolysate
hydropyrolysates
hydropyrolyses
hydropyrolysis

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