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MSH: Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in two or more fetal compartments, such as SKIN; PLEURA; PERICARDIUM; PLACENTA; PERITONEUM; AMNIOTIC FLUID. General fetal EDEMA may be of non-immunologic origin, or of immunologic origin as in the case of ERYTHROBLASTOSIS FETALIS.,NCI: A condition characterized by fluid accumulation in two or more anatomic compartments in the fetus. Causes include Rh incompatibility, congenital heart defects, and chromosomal abnormalities.
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