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PROCONVERTIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does proconvertin mean?
• PROCONVERTIN (noun)
The noun PROCONVERTIN has 1 sense:
1. a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K
Familiarity information: PROCONVERTIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
cothromboplastin; factor VII; proconvertin; stable factor
Hypernyms ("proconvertin" is a kind of...):
clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)
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