Medical Definition of Glass factor

1. Stable blood coagulation factor activated by contact with the subendothelial surface of an injured vessel. Along with prekallikrein, it serves as the contact factor that initiates the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. Kallikrein activates factor xii to xiia. Deficiency of factor xii, also called the hageman trait, leads to increased incidence of thromboembolic disease. Chemical name: Blood-coagulation factor XII (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glass Factor

glassworks
glassworm
glassworms
glasswort
glasswort
glassworts
glassy
glassy
glassy membrane
glass bead steriliser
glass body
glass ceiling
glass cutter
glass electrode
glass eye
glass factor (current term)
glass fiber
glass fibre
glass in
glass ionomer cement
glass ionomer cements
glass lizard
glass over
glass rays
glass snake
glass sponge
glass wool
Glaswegian
Glauber's salt
Glauber's salt

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