afibrinogenemia

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(′ā·fī¦brin·ə·jə′nē·mē·ə)

(medicine) Complete absence of fibrinogen in the blood.


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(ā'fī-brĭn'ə-jə-nē'mē-ə, ā-fī'brə-nō-)
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The absence of fibrinogen in the blood plasma.

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IN BRIEF: n. - An abnormality of the blood clotting mechanism marked by prolonged bleeding.

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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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