Clotting Factor (Noun)

Meaning

Any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Examples

• Vitamin K plays a crucial role in the production of several clotting factors necessary for proper blood coagulation.
• Abnormalities in the levels of various clotting factors can increase the risk of bleeding disorders or thrombosis.
• Hemophilia is characterized by a deficiency of specific clotting factors, which can cause prolonged bleeding.
• Medications that interfere with clotting factors are often prescribed to patients with a high risk of cardiovascular disease.
• Inherited disorders affecting specific clotting factors can have severe consequences if left undiagnosed and untreated.

Synonyms

• Coagulation Factor

Hypernyms

• Plasma Protein

Hyponyms

• Factor V
• Christmas Factor
• Antihaemophilic Globulin
• Antihemophilic Factor
• Hemofil
• Fibrinogen
• Prothrombin
• Factor III
• Stable Factor
• Prothrombinase
• Plasma Thromboplastin Antecedent
• Proaccelerin
• Calcium Ion
• Thromboplastin
• Factor VIII
• Hageman Factor
• Factor VII
• Antihemophilic Globulin
• Accelerator Factor
• Proconvertin
• Fibrinase