Thromboelastography

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** A method of testing the efficiency of blood coagulation in which the amplitude of movement of a pin suspended in the center of an oscillating blood sample, or the vertical movement of the meniscus of a vibrating blood sample, is measured over time and analyzed to assess the dynamics and physical properties of blood clot formation in a low shear environment.

**Synonyms:** - THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY