Medical Dictionary
prothrombin time
noun
Medical Definition of PROTHROMBIN TIME
: the time required for a particular specimen of prothrombin to induce blood-plasma clotting under standardized conditions in comparison with a time of between 11.5 and 12 seconds for normal human blood
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