hypercoagulability

noun

hy·​per·​co·​ag·​u·​la·​bil·​i·​ty ˌhī-pər-kō-ˌa-gyə-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

: a state or condition marked by an increased tendency to form blood clots within a blood vessel : excessive coagulability …

Patients can have other conditions that increase their risk of stroke such as congenital heart disease or hypercoagulability …

—Allison Horton

hypercoagulable

ˌhī-pər-kō-ˈa-gyə-lə-bəl 

adjective

Acute inflammation promotes a hypercoagulable state that may increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism.

—Marie E. Holmqvist et al.

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

hypercoagulability

noun

hy·​per·​co·​ag·​u·​la·​bil·​i·​ty -kō-ˌag-yə-lə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

plural hypercoagulabilities

: a state or condition marked by an increased tendency to form blood clots within a blood vessel : excessive coagulability

… underscores the critical role of systemic hypercoagulability in the pathogenesis of venous embolism.

—Andrew I. Schafer

hypercoagulable

-kō-ˈag-yə-lə-bəl 

adjective

Acute inflammation promotes a hypercoagulable state that may increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis …

—Marie E. Holmqvist