HyperDic: factor_x

English > 1 sense of the expression factor X:
NOUNsubstancefactor X, prothrombinasecoagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors
English > factor X: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningcoagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors.
Synonymprothrombinase
Broadercoagulation factor, clotting factorAny of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation

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