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FACTOR V
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coagulation factor
Synonyms:
accelerator factor; factor V; proaccelerin; prothrombin accelerator
Classified under:
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:
Mutation of the gene is associated with hemorrhagic diathesis in factor V deficiency, Budd-Chiari syndrome, thrombophilia due to activated protein C resistance and susceptibility to ischemic stroke.
(F5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
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