systemic capillary leak syndromenoun [ U ]
uk/sɪˌstem.ɪk keˌpɪl.ər.i ˈliːk ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/sɪˌstem.ɪk ˌkæp.əˌler.i ˈliːk ˌsɪn.droʊm/abbreviation SCLS, Clarkson's disease specializeda rare condition where large amounts of blood begin to leak from blood vessels into the surrounding tissue, causing dangerously low blood pressure and sometimes organ failure and death
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