- consumption c. a disorder in which marked reductions develop in blood concentrations of platelets with exhaustion of the coagulation factors in the peripheral blood; often used as a synonym for disseminated intravascular coagulation.
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co·ag·u·lop·a·thy -'läp-ə-thē n, pl -thies a disease or condition affecting the blood's ability to coagulate
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co·ag·u·lop·a·thy (ko-ag″u-lopґə-the) any disorder of blood coagulation; called also bleeding disorder.Medical dictionary. 2011.