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,
- fern bar,
- fern root,
- fern seed,
- fern test,
- fernandel
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