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disseminated intravascular coagulation
Broader Terms:
blood coagulation disorder
Related Terms:
sickle cell crisis
Related Terms:
thrombosis
Scope Note:
disorder characterized by reduction in the elements involved in blood coagulation due to their utilization in widespread blood clotting within the vessels; the activation of the clotting mechanism may arise from any of a number of disorders; in the late stages, it is marked by profuse hemorrhaging.
Term Number:
0438-8377
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