Medical Dictionary
hypoprothrombinemia
noun hy·po·pro·throm·bin·emia
Medical Definition of HYPOPROTHROMBINEMIA
: deficiency of prothrombin in the blood usually due to vitamin K deficiency or liver disease (especially obstructive jaundice) and resulting in delayed clotting of blood or spontaneous bleeding (as from the nose or into the skin)—called also prothrombinopenia
—hy·po·pro·throm·bin·emic or chiefly British hy·po·pro·throm·bin·ae·mic \-ˈnē-mik\ adjective
Variants of HYPOPROTHROMBINEMIA
hy·po·pro·throm·bin·emia or chiefly British hy·po·pro·throm·bin·ae·mia \-prō-ˌthräm-bə-ˈnē-mē-ə\
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