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parahemophilia

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parahemophilia /para·he·mo·phil·ia/ (-he?mo-fil´e-ah) a hereditary hemorrhagic tendency due to deficiency of coagulation factor V.
par·a·he·mo·phil·i·a (pr-hm-fl-, -fly)
n.
A congenital deficiency of factor V characterized by abnormally slow blood coagulation. Also called 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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