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factor VIII
n.
A protein substance in blood plasma that is an essential part of the blood-clotting process. Most cases of hemophilia are caused by a genetic defect that leads to a deficiency of this factor. Also called antihemophilic factor.
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factor VIII
n
(Biochemistry) a protein that participates in the clotting of blood. It is extracted from donated serum and used in the treatment of the commonest type of haemophilia, in which it is absent
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factor VIII
n.
an enzyme of blood plasma that is essential to normal blood clotting: lacking or deficient in hemophiliacs.
[1960–65]
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| Noun | 1. |  factor VIII - a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia Aantihaemophilic factor, antihaemophilic globulin, antihemophilic factor, antihemophilic globulin, Hemofil clotting factor, coagulation factor - any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation |
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