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an⋅ti⋅he⋅mo⋅phil⋅ic fac⋅tor

  [an-tee-hee-muh-fil-ik, -hem-uh-]
–noun Biochemistry.
a protein that is essential to normal blood clotting and is lacking or deficient in persons having hemophilia A. Abbreviation: AHF
Also called factor VIII.

Origin:
1945–50; anti- + hemophilic
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AHF  
abbr.  antihemophilic factor
an·ti·he·mo·phil·ic factor   (ān'tē-hē'mə-fĭl'ĭk, ān'tī-)   
n.   Abbr. AHF
A protein substance in blood plasma that participates in and is essential for the blood-clotting process. Most cases of hemophilia are caused by a deficiency of this factor. Also called antihemophilic globulin, factor VIII.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: AHF
Function: abbreviation
1 antihemophilic factor
2 [antihemophilic factor] factor VIII

Main Entry: an·ti·he·mo·phil·ic factor
Variant: or chiefly British an·ti·hae·mo·phil·ic factor /-"hE-m&-"fil-ik-/
Function: noun
: FACTOR VIII
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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AHF abbr.
antihemophilic factor

antihemophilic factor an·ti·he·mo·phil·ic factor (ān'tē-hē'mə-fĭl'ĭk, ān'tī-)
n.
Abbr. AHF
See factor VIII.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
AHF
antihemophilic factor
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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