vitamin K

Noun

Meaning

a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

naphthoquinone vitamin K1 phylloquinone menaquinone antihemorrhagic factor vitamin phytonadione vitamin K2 vitamin K3 phytomenadione vitamin k 1 mk-14 mk-15 mk-16 mk-10
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Hypernyms

fat-soluble vitamin

Hyponyms

vitamin K1 phylloquinone menadione phytonadione vitamin K3

Examples

Additionally, severe cases of vitamin K deficiency can present similar symptoms to haemophilia. Source: Internet

Colonic bacteria synthesize a significant portion of humans' vitamin K needs; newborns often receive a vitamin K shot at birth to tide them over until their colons become colonized at five to seven days of age from the consumption of their mother's milk. Source: Internet

Because factors II, VII, IX, and X (clotting factors) are vitamin K–dependent, low levels of vitamin K can result in coagulation problems. Source: Internet

Bleeding in infants due to vitamin K deficiency can be severe, leading to hospitalization, blood transfusions, brain damage, and death. Source: Internet

Dietary Reference Intake The Food and Nutrition Board of the U.S. Institute of Medicine updated an estimate of what constitutes an Adequate Intake (AI) for vitamin K in 2001. Source: Internet

For example, cooked spinach has a 5% bioavailability of phylloquinone, however, fat added to it increases bioavailability to 13% due to the increased solubility of vitamin K in fat. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vitamin H vitamin I vitamin J vitamin k 1 vitamin k-dependent vitamin K1