acquired bleeding

acquired /ac·quired/ (ah-kwīrd´) incurred as a result of factors acting from or originating outside the organism; not inherited.

ac·quired (

-kw

)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a disease, condition, or characteristic that is not congenital but develops after birth.

2. Developed in response to an antigen, as resistance to a disease by vaccination or previous infection.

acquired

[əkwī′ərd]

Etymology: L, acquirere, to obtain

pertaining to a characteristic, condition, or disease originating after birth, not caused by hereditary or developmental factors but by a reaction to environmental influences outside of the organism. An example is acquired immunity. Compare congenital, familial, hereditary.

acquired

incurred as a result of factors acting from or originating outside the organism; not inherited.

acquired bleeding

a tendency to bleed caused by factors other than inherited and congenital ones. Includes dicoumarol and warfarin poisonings, nutritional deficiency of vitamin K, liver disease and autoimmune thrombocytopenias.

feline acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

see feline immunodeficiency virus.

acquired

Pertaining to a condition which is contracted after birth and is not hereditary. See congenital; familial; hereditary.

acquired

adjective New, not inherited

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00 Hardcover RC642 Most clinicians do not have onsite access to the level of expertise required to manage hemophilia A and B, Von Willebrand disease, factor deficiencies, and rare platelet and coagulation disorders such as acquired bleeding diastheses, and thrombotic disorders.

Haemophilia and haemostasis; a case-based approach to management by SciTech Book News

The application of transgenic technology may enable the production and pricing of rhFVIIa at appropriate levels for broader utilization, as well as expanding its use to the treatment of the unmet needs of patients in a broader range of countries and to the treatment of other acquired bleeding conditions.

GTC Biotherapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results by Business Wire

The behavior of platelets (the profile of aggregation) allows physicians to diagnosis genetic and acquired bleeding disorders, clotting disorders and monitor anti-platelet therapy.

Bio/Data Corporation receives Health Canada licences by Business Wire