antihemophilic factor

[ an-tee-hee-muh-fil-ik fak-ter, -hem-uh- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a protein that is essential to normal blood clotting and is lacking or deficient in persons having hemophilia A. : AHF

Word History and Origins

Origin of antihemophilic factor¹

First recorded in 1945–50; anti- + hemophilic