FACTOR III

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does factor III mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACTOR III (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

factor III; thrombokinase; thromboplastin

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

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

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of factor III present in a sample.

(Factor III Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Human coagulation factor-III protein (295 aa, 33 kDa precursor) is encoded by the human coagulation factor III (thromboplastin, tissue factor) (F3) gene.

(Coagulation Factor III, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the factor III in a biological specimen.

(Factor III Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It combines with tissue factor (factor III) to activate factor X in the clotting pathway.

(Coagulation Factor VII, NCI Thesaurus)