parahemophilia /para·he·mo·phil·ia/ (-he″mo-fil´e-ah) a hereditary hemorrhagic tendency due to deficiency of coagulation factor V.
parahemophilia.
parahemophilia (per´
hē´mōfil´ē),
par·a·he·mo·phil·i·a (p r  -h m-f l -, -fly)n. A congenital deficiency of factor V characterized by abnormally slow blood coagulation. Also called Owren's disease. |
parahemophilia.
See Owren's disease.
parahemophilia (per´
hē´mōfil´ē),n (Ac globulin deficiency, Owren's disease), a hemorrhagic disorder resulting from a deficiency of proaccelerin. Manifestations include mild to severe bleeding after extraction of teeth or other surgical procedures, epistaxis, easy bruising, monorrhagia, and hematomas. The one-stage prothrombin time is prolonged, but the bleeding time is ordinarily normal.
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