Vitamin K Deficiency

Synonyms

Deficiencies, Vitamin K

Deficiency, Vitamin K

Vitamin K Deficiencies

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)