thromboplastin

Noun

Meaning

an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot

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Synonyms

thrombokinase factor III coagulant factor activated prothrombin prothrombinase cothromboplastin tissue factor cephalin tissue thromboplastin extrinsic pathway factor factor iiia factor iiib factor iiic
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Hypernyms

clotting factor coagulation factor

Phrases with the word

activated partial thromboplastin time tissue thromboplastin tissue thromboplastin inhibition time partial thromboplastin time plasma thromboplastin component deficiency

Close letter words and terms

thrombophylaxis thrombophylic thromboplastic thrombopoiesis thrombopoietic thrombopoietin