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FACTOR III
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Dictionary entry overview: What does factor III mean?
• FACTOR III (noun)
The noun FACTOR III has 1 sense:
1. an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
Familiarity information: FACTOR III used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
factor III; thrombokinase; thromboplastin
Hypernyms ("factor III" is a kind of...):
clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)
Context examples
The determination of the amount of factor III present in a sample.
(Factor III Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Human coagulation factor-III protein (295 aa, 33 kDa precursor) is encoded by the human coagulation factor III (thromboplastin, tissue factor) (F3) gene.
(Coagulation Factor III, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the factor III in a biological specimen.
(Factor III Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
It combines with tissue factor (factor III) to activate factor X in the clotting pathway.
(Coagulation Factor VII, NCI Thesaurus)
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