factor XI

n.

A factor in the clotting of blood, a deficiency of which results in a hemorrhagic tendency.plasma thromboplastin antecedent

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Nearby words

fermi, enrico, fermi-dirac statistics, fermion, fermium, fermor, factor XI, fern bar, fern root, fern seed, fern test, fernandel

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