Definition of Factor iii

1. Noun. An enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot.


Medical Definition of Factor iii

1. In the clotting of blood, tissue factor or thromboplastin; it initiates the extrinsic pathway by reacting with factor VII and calcium to form factor VIIa. See: thromboplastin. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Factor III

factor analysis
factor analytic
factor analytical
factor analyze
factor B
factor D
factor E
factor Gm
factor H
factor I
factor I
factor II
factor II
factor IIa
factor III
factor III
factor II assay
factor II deficiency
factor in
factor Inv
factor IV
factor IV
factor ix
factor IX
factor ixa
factor ix assay
factor ix deficiency
factor of proportionality
factor of safety
factor out

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