Rubella Syndrome, Congenital definition

Rubella Syndrome, Congenital
Congenital Rubella Syndrome; Syndrome, Congenital Rubella; Congenital Rubella Syndromes; Rubella Syndromes, Congenital; Syndromes, Congenital Rubella
Transplacental infection of the fetus with rubella usually in the first trimester of pregnancy, as a consequence of maternal infection, resulting in various developmental abnormalities in the newborn infant. They include cardiac and ocular lesions, deafness, microcephaly, mental retardation, and generalized growth retardation. (From Dorland, 27th ed)