coagulopathy

English

Etymology

From coagulate +‎ -pathy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kō-ăg'yə-lŏp'ə-thē

Noun

coagulopathy (countable and uncountable, plural coagulopathies)

1. a disease which limits the coagulability of the blood
2. the condition of having a defect in the blood clotting mechanism (regardless of cause, including disease or drugs).

Derived terms

• coagulopathic
• hypercoagulopathy
• hypocoagulopathy