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blue baby

noun

Pathology.
  1. an infant born with cyanosis resulting from a congenital heart or lung defect.


blue baby

noun

  1. a baby born with a bluish tinge to the skin because of lack of oxygen in the blood, esp caused by a congenital defect of the heart
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Origin of blue baby1

First recorded in 1900–05
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These methods can result in chemicals like nitrates infiltrating drinking water and depriving kids of oxygen in a disease called blue baby syndrome.

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It can especially affect infants, sometimes inducing “blue baby syndrome,†which causes the skin to take on a bluish hue.

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As a result, researchers say the issue of nitrate-laden drinking water, which can cause a blood disease known as blue baby syndrome in infants and affect pregnant women, will likely persist for decades.

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Tatum, who is over 6 feet tall, committed to the bit with a light blue baby onesie and a bonnet.

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Nitrate consumption increases the risk of illnesses like “blue baby syndrome†— a potentially fatal condition in which nitrates replace blood oxygen and can cause suffocation — and has been linked to cancer in adults as well.

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