Medical Definition of DIC

1. Complication of septic shock in which endotoxin (from gram-negative bacteria) induces systemic clotting of the blood, probably indirectly through the effect of endotoxin on neutrophils. It may also develop in other situations where neutrophils become systemically hyperactivated. Acronym: DIC (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of DIC

DHA
DHAP
DHCP
DHEA
DHFR
DHHS
DHMO
DHP I dehaloperoxidase
DHS
DHT
DHTML
DIA
DIAND
DIB
DIC (current term)
DICT
DID
DIDP
DIF
DIF-1 3(5)-dechlorinase
DIG
DIGO
DIGs
DIL
DILLIC
DILLIGAFF
DIMM
DIN

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