collodion baby

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baby /ba·by/ (ba´be) infant.

blue baby an infant born with cyanosis due to a congenital heart lesion or atelectasis.

collodion baby an infant born completely covered by a collodion- or parchment-like membrane; see lamellar exfoliation of the newborn, under exfoliation.

collodion baby

An infant born with skin that is bright red, shiny, translucent, and drawn tight, giving the appearance the face is immobilized.

collodion baby,

an infant whose skin at birth is covered with a scaly, parchmentlike membrane. See also harlequin fetus, lamellar exfoliation.

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