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FACTOR VII

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K

Synonyms:

cothromboplastin; factor VII; proconvertin; stable factor

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("factor VII" 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: 

Activated factor X combined with factor V, factor VII and TF constitutes the prothrombin activator.

(Extrinsic Prothrombin Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)