FACTOR II

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does factor II mean? 

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

1. a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACTOR II (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

factor II; prothrombin

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

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

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes insulin-like growth factor II protein, plays a role in cellular growth, development, and mitogenesis.

(IGF2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Danaparoid sodium binds to antithrombin III and inhibits the activity of activated factor X (factor Xa) and, to a lesser extent, activated factor II (thrombin) thereby preventing fibrin formation.

(Danaparoid Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

This anticoagulant binds to antithrombin III, thereby enhancing the inactivation of activated factor X (Factor Xa) and, to a lesser extent, activated factor II (Factor IIa).

(Bemiparin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

This prevents gamma carboxylation of glutamic acid residues near the N-terminals of the vitamin K-dependent clotting factors, including factor II, VII, IX, and X and anticoagulant proteins C and S. This prevents their activity and thus thrombin formation.

(Acenocoumarol, NCI Thesaurus)