hemorrhagic diathesis
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bleeding diathesis
An increased susceptibility to bleeding due to a coagulation defect, which can be genetic (e.g., Haemophilia, Glanzmann disease, von Willebrand disease) or acquired (e.g., scurvy, vitamin-K deficiency, leukaemia).Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
hemorrhagic diathesis
Medtalk Bleeding–like crazy, like stuck pigMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.