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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A condition characterized by an acute hemorrhagic state brought about by inability of the blood to clot, with massive hemorrhages into the skin producing blackish, purplish swellings and sloughing. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From hypo- + fibrinogenemia.

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