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Vitamin K Deficiency  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

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)

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  • Deficiency, Vitamin K

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