Afibrinogenemia

/eɪˌfɪbrɪnəʊdʒɪˈniːmiə/ noun

A rare medical condition where someone has little or no fibrinogen (a protein needed for blood clotting) in their blood.

From 'a-' (not) + 'fibrinogen' (the clotting protein) + '-emia' (blood condition), all combining Greek and Latin roots formed in the 20th century to describe this inherited blood disorder.

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