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parahemophilia

 
Dental Dictionary: parahemophilia
(per′ə-hē′mō-fil′ē-ə)
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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(păr'ə-hē'mə-fĭl'ē-ə, -fēl')
n.

A congenital deficiency of factor V characterized by abnormally slow blood coagulation. Also called Owren's disease.

 
 
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