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.

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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  

/ klŏt′ĭng /

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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Example Sentences

The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed nine out of 10 patients given the therapy no longer needed their clotting factor IX injections.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2022

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

Shire’s Adynovate clotting factor runs at $537,000 annually, although costs for severe patients can hit several million dollars.

From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2018

No longer are scientists and patients dazzled by a treatment that raises blood clotting factor levels merely to 6 percent of average.

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2018