Main Entry: clot·ting factor

Pronunciation: \ˈklät-iŋ-\

Function: noun

: any of several plasma components (as fibrinogen, prothrombin, and thromboplastin) 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