pseudohemophilia

[ soo-doh-hee-muh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh, -hem-uh- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a clotting disorder caused by abnormal factor VIII activity, and characterized by a prolonged bleeding time but without the delayed coagulation time of hemophilia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudohemophilia¹

pseudo- + hemophilia