Biologically Active Substance
clotting factor Audio
clot·ting fac·tor
Subclass of:
Biological Factors; Blood Proteins
Definitions related to blood coagulation factor:
  • (clotting factor) Class of endogenous substances, usually proteins, that are involved in the blood coagulation process.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (coagulation factor) Factors in the blood that are essential for blood coagulation. The absence or mutation of these factors can lead to hemophilia and blood clotting disorders.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Endogenous substances, usually proteins, that are involved in the blood coagulation process.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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