coagulation factor

Definitions of coagulation factor

1. noun

   any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation
   synonyms: clotting factor

   types:

   factor I, fibrinogen

   a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots

   factor II, prothrombin

   a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin

   factor III, thrombokinase, thromboplastin

   an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot

   calcium ion, factor IV

   ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood

   accelerator factor, factor V, proaccelerin, prothrombin accelerator

   a coagulation factor

   cothromboplastin, factor VII, proconvertin, stable factor

   a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K

   Hemofil, antihaemophilic factor, antihaemophilic globulin, antihemophilic factor, antihemophilic globulin, factor VIII

   a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A

   Christmas factor, factor IX

   coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B

   factor X, prothrombinase

   coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors

   factor XI, plasma thromboplastin antecedent

   coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency

   Hageman factor, factor XII

   coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood

   factor XIII, fibrinase

   in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot

   type of:

   plasma protein

   any of the proteins in blood plasma