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ANTIHEMOPHILIC GLOBULIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A
Synonyms:
antihaemophilic factor; antihaemophilic globulin; antihemophilic factor; antihemophilic globulin; factor VIII; Hemofil
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("antihemophilic globulin" is a kind of...):
clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)