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gray baby syndrome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rare but dangerous condition in newborn infants given the antibiotic chloramphenicol, characterized among other symptoms by an ashen gray color of the skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: gray syndrome

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