gray baby syndrome

noun

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

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noungray baby syndrome (uncountable)

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

    Synonyms: gray syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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gray baby syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20baby%20syndrome

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“gray baby syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20baby%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gray baby syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gray%20baby%20syndrome.

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