pseudohemophilia

pseudohemophilia
/sooh'doh hee'meuh fil"ee euh, -feel"yeuh, -hem'euh-/, n. Pathol.
a clotting disorder caused by abnormal factor VIII activity, and characterized by a prolonged bleeding time but without the delayed coagulation time of hemophilia. Also called hemogenia.
[PSEUDO- + HEMOPHILIA]

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