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clotting factor

American  
[klah-ting fak-ter] / ˈklɑ tɪŋ ˈfæk tər /

noun

  1. Physiology. Also called coagulation factor. any of certain proteins in plasma that help stop bleeding as they are essential in the formation of blood clots.


clotting factor British  

noun

  1. Also called: coagulation factor.  any one of a group of substances, including factor VIII, the presence of which in the blood is essential for blood clotting to occur

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clotting factor Scientific  
/ klŏtĭng /
  1. Any of various components of plasma involved in the coagulation of blood, including fibrinogen, prothrombin, and calcium ions. Hereditary deficiency of clotting factors can cause coagulation disorders such as hemophilia.


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Activation of one clotting factor stimulates production of other clotting factors until a fibrin clot is produced.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Donated plasma is most commonly used to treat patients with clotting factor disorders such as hemophilia and von Willebrand disease.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2021

This could threaten reliable cash flows for clotting factor makers as well as pose a challenge to Hemlibra.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2018

The goal of gene therapy is to reduce or eliminate patients’ need for injections with clotting factor and to reduce the number of bleeds.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2018

Like 2,000 other people in the UK, his body could not make clotting factor VIII.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2017