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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
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First Known Use of CLOTTING FACTOR
1960
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clotting factor
noun clot·ting factor \ˈklät-iŋ-\
Medical Definition of CLOTTING FACTOR
: 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
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