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FACTOR VIII

Dictionary entry overview: What does factor VIII mean?

• FACTOR VIII (noun)
The noun FACTOR VIII has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: FACTOR VIII used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FACTOR VIII (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

antihaemophilic factor; antihaemophilic globulin; antihemophilic factor; antihemophilic globulin; factor VIII; Hemofil

Hypernyms ("factor VIII" is a kind of...):

clotting factor; coagulation factor (any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation)

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