afibrinogenemia

afibrinogenemia /afi·brin·o·gen·emia/ (a″fi-brin″o-jĕ-ne´me-ah) deficiency or absence of fibrinogen (coagulation factor I) in the blood.

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congenital afibrinogenemia  a rare autosomal recessive hemorrhagic coagulation disorder characterized by complete incoagulability of the blood.

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a·fi·brin·o·ge·ne·mi·a (f-brn-j-nm-, -fbr-n-)

n.

The absence of fibrinogen in the blood plasma.

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afibrinogenemia

[afī′brinō′jenē′mē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, a, not; L, fibra, fiber; Gk, genein, to produce, haima, blood

a relative lack or absence of fibrinogen in the blood. It may be the result of a primary, congenital blood dyscrasia, or it may be acquired, as in disseminated intravascular coagulation. Also spelled afibrinogenaemia.

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afibrinogenemia

absence or deficiency of fibrinogen in the circulating blood. The defect is inherited in goats, causing a severe hemorrhagic diathesis. See also hypofibrinogenemia, dysfibrinogenemia.

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afibrinogenemia

Hematology A rare AR condition characterized by complete incoagulability of blood, which may be first identified by excess bleeding from the umbilical stump; other findings include bone and liver lesions, and spontaneous rupture of spleen