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disseminated intravascular coagulation

Noun

Meaning

disseminated intravascular coagulation (usually uncountable, plural disseminated intravascular coagulations)

(medicine) A pathological process characterised by widespread activation of the clotting cascade throughout the body.
Synonym: (abbreviation) DIC

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Preeclamptic patients with the HELLP syndrome show liver failure and Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Source: Internet

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