Taber's Medical Dictionary
coagulopathy
(kō-ag″yŭ-lop′ă-thē )
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A defect in blood-clotting, esp. one that results in abnormal bleeding or thrombus formation. Laboratory evidence of coagulopathy includes prolongation of the prothrombin time, international normalized ratio, partial thromboplastin time, or a decrease in the number of circulating platelets.
SEE: blood coagulation
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Coagulopathy." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753417/all/coagulopathy.
Coagulopathy. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753417/all/coagulopathy. Accessed April 3, 2026.
Coagulopathy. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753417/all/coagulopathy
Coagulopathy [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 03]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753417/all/coagulopathy.
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