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Definition of Factor viii

1. Noun. A coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A.

Medical Definition of Factor viii

1. A coagulation (clotting) factor. Classic haemophilia (haemophilia A) is due to a congenital deficiency in the amount (or activity) of factor VIII. Factor VIII is also known as antihemophiliac factor (AHF) or antihemophiliac globulin (AHG). The gene for factor VIII (that for classic haemophilia) is on the X chromosome so females can be silent carriers without symptoms and males can be haemophiliacs. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Factor Viii

Literary usage of Factor viii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Two of these blood coagulation factors, factor VIII and factor IX, ... Hemophilia A, also known as classical hemophilia or factor VIII deficiency, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"In these patients, factor VIII activity was enhanced eightfold after infusion with plasma obtained from normal donors or even from patients with factor VIII ..."

3. Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research: Intellectual by Stephen A. Merrill, Anne-Marie Mazza (2006)
"Factor VIII is a blood coagulation protein missing in hemophilia A, ... Prior to the availability of recombinant Factor VIII, the protein was collected from ..."

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