clotting factor


clotting factor

noun

Definition of CLOTTING FACTOR

: any of several plasma components (as fibrinogen, prothrombin, and thromboplastin) that are involved in the clotting of blood — compare factor VIII

First Known Use of CLOTTING FACTOR

1960

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