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FACTOR V

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coagulation factor

Synonyms:

accelerator factor; factor V; proaccelerin; prothrombin accelerator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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)

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 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.

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