coagulazione intravasolare disseminata

English translation: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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Italian term or phrase:coagulazione intravasolare disseminata
English translation:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Entered by: achisholm

23:02 Jul 2, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical
Italian term or phrase: coagulazione intravasolare disseminata
coagulation disease
achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:33
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Explanation:
DIC for short

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Note added at 2003-07-02 23:08:12 (GMT)
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\"Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a complex and controversial systemic thrombohemorrhagic disorder involving the generation of intravascular fibrin and the consumption of procoagulants and platelets.\"

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic150.htm

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Note added at 2003-07-02 23:13:42 (GMT)
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I will never forget reading a paper on DIC years ago, in which the researcher tried to stress the severity of the syndrome, if left untreated in the early stages, by saying that DIC could very well stand for Death Is Coming. Creepy...
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation


Explanation:
DIC for short

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Note added at 2003-07-02 23:08:12 (GMT)
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\"Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a complex and controversial systemic thrombohemorrhagic disorder involving the generation of intravascular fibrin and the consumption of procoagulants and platelets.\"

http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic150.htm

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Note added at 2003-07-02 23:13:42 (GMT)
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I will never forget reading a paper on DIC years ago, in which the researcher tried to stress the severity of the syndrome, if left untreated in the early stages, by saying that DIC could very well stand for Death Is Coming. Creepy...

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