HYPOPROTHROMBINEMIA


Meaning of HYPOPROTHROMBINEMIA in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+(ˌ)prōˌthrämbəˈnēmēə noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + International Scientific Vocabulary prothrombin + New Latin -emia

: deficiency of prothrombin in the blood usually due to vitamin K deficiency or liver disease (especially obstructive jaundice) and resulting in delayed clotting of blood or spontaneous bleeding (as from the nose or into the skin)

• hy·po·pro·throm·bin·e·mic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nēmik adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.