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

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

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

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2017

A year later, a manufactured form of clotting factor became available, and my brother finally had real medicine that could stave off the constant internal bleeding in his system.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2014