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clotting factor

noun

  1. any one of a group of substances, including factor VIII, the presence of which in the blood is essential for blood clotting to occur Also calledcoagulation factor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


clotting factor

/ klŏtĭng /

  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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