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FACTOR XIII
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot
Synonyms:
factor XIII; fibrinase
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("factor XIII" 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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