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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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