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<biochemistry> A below normal level of fibrinogen in the plasma.
Fibrinogen (factor II) is one of the proteins involved in the formation of a blood clot. This condition may be congenital or acquired (for example disseminated intravascular coagulation, multiple blood transfusions).
Origin: Gr. Haima = blood
American spelling: hypofibrinogenemia
(11 Jan 1998)
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