ANTIHAEMOPHILIC FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antihaemophilic factor mean? 

• ANTIHAEMOPHILIC FACTOR (noun)
  The noun ANTIHAEMOPHILIC FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A

  Familiarity information: ANTIHAEMOPHILIC FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIHAEMOPHILIC FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

antihaemophilic factor; antihaemophilic globulin; antihemophilic factor; antihemophilic globulin; factor VIII; Hemofil

Hypernyms ("antihaemophilic factor" is a kind of...):

clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)