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Vitamin K Deficiency
Medical Definition: | A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN K in the diet, characterized by an increased tendency to hemorrhage (HEMORRHAGIC DISORDERS). Such bleeding episodes may be particularly severe in newborn infants. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1182) |
Guide Notes: | DF: VITAMIN K DEFIC |
Hemorrhagic Disease of Newborn - A self-limited hemorrhagic disorder of the first days of life, caused by a deficiency of the vitamin K-dependent blood coagulation factors II, VII, IX, and X. (Dorland, 27th ed) |
Vitamin K Deficiency Medical Definitions and Terms
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