FACTOR XI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does factor XI mean? 

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

1. coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACTOR XI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

factor XI; plasma thromboplastin antecedent

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

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

 Context examples 

Activated factor XII cleaves and actives factor XI and prekallikrein (PK).

(Intrinsic Prothrombin Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A rare inherited bleeding disorder caused by deficiency of coagulation factor XI.

(Hereditary Factor XI Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Inherited coagulation factor-deficient hemophilias include hemophilia A or classic hemophilia (factor VIII deficiency) hemophilia B or Christmas disease (factor IX deficiency), and hemophilia C (factor XI deficiency).

(Hemophilia, NCI Thesaurus)