Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Newborn

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** A clotting condition characterized as a disruption in the homeostatic balance of the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems presenting as a pathological activation of coagulation mechanisms leading to the formation of small clots inside the blood vessels throughout the body of the newborn.

**Synonyms:** - Neonatal Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - Neonatal Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation