How is erythroblastosis fetalis defined?
a. Allergic disease in which maternal blood and fetal blood are antigenically incompatible
b. Alloimmune disease in which maternal blood and fetal blood are antigenically incompatible
c. Autoimmune disease in immature nucleated cells that are released into the bloodstream
d. Autosomal dominant hereditary disease
Ans: b. Alloimmune disease in which maternal blood and fetal blood are antigenically incompatible
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