FACTOR V

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does factor V mean? 

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

1. a coagulation factor

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACTOR V (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coagulation factor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

accelerator factor; factor V; proaccelerin; prothrombin accelerator

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

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

 Context examples 

An abnormality that refers to mutation of factor V Leiden, which is a variant of human factor V. It results in thrombophilia, deep vein thrombosis, and a slightly increased risk of miscarriage.

(Factor V Leiden Mutation, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of factor V present in a sample.

(Factor V Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the factor V in a biological specimen.

(Factor V Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A very rare autosomal recessive inherited blood coagulation disorder characterized by deficiency of factor V, resulting in bleeding.

(Hereditary Factor V Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the biological activity of factor V in a biological specimen.

(Factor V Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of the biological activity of factor V in a sample.

(Factor V Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Activated factor X combined with factor V, factor VII and TF constitutes the prothrombin activator.

(Extrinsic Prothrombin Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Coagulation factor V (2224 aa, ~252 kDa) is encoded by the human F5 gene.

(Coagulation Factor V, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes coagulation factor V protein, is involved in the mediation of coagulation.

(F5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes coagulation factor V Leiden protein, is involved in hypercoagulability due to resistance to degradation by activated protein C.

(F5 Leiden Allele, NCI Thesaurus)