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factor VIII


factor VIII

noun \-ˈāt\

Definition of FACTOR VIII

: a glycoprotein clotting factor of blood plasma that is essential for blood clotting and is absent or inactive in hemophilia—called also antihemophilic factor, thromboplastinogen

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