PLASMA THROMBOPLASTIN ANTECEDENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plasma thromboplastin antecedent mean? 

• PLASMA THROMBOPLASTIN ANTECEDENT (noun)
  The noun PLASMA THROMBOPLASTIN ANTECEDENT has 1 sense:

1. coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency

  Familiarity information: PLASMA THROMBOPLASTIN ANTECEDENT used as a noun is very rare.

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• PLASMA THROMBOPLASTIN ANTECEDENT (noun)

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Meaning:

Coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

factor XI; plasma thromboplastin antecedent

Hypernyms ("plasma thromboplastin antecedent" is a kind of...):

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