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clotting factor

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Main Entry: clot·ting factor
Pronunciation: 'klät-i[ng]-
Function: noun
: any of several plasma components (as fibrinogen, prothrombin, andthromboplastin) that are involved in the clotting of blood —see FACTOR VIII, PLASMA THROMBOPLASTIN ANTECEDENT, TRANSGLUTAMINASE; —compare FACTOR V, FACTOR VII, FACTOR IX, FACTOR X,FACTOR XII, FACTOR XIII
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clotting factor n.
Any of various plasma components involved in the clotting of blood, including fibrinogen, prothrombin, thromboplastin, and calcium ion. Also called coagulation factor.

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clotting factor   (klŏt'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of various components of plasma involved in the coagulation of blood, including fibrinogen, prothrombin, and calcium ions. Hereditary deficiency of clotting factors can cause coagulation disorders such as hemophilia.
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