the condition of having a defect in the blood clotting mechanism (regardless of cause, including disease or drugs)
Platelets greater than or equal to 100,000/mm3 (less than or equal to 100 x 106/L) or disseminated intravascular coagulation defined by prolonged clotting times, low fibrinogen level, and the presence of fibrin degradation products
—Coagulation is a process that plays a large role in the hardening and thickening of blood to form a clot; coagulopathy is a disorder of this clotting mechanism