FACTOR XIII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does factor XIII mean? 

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

1. in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACTOR XIII (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

factor XIII; fibrinase

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

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

 Context examples 

A rare autosomal recessive inherited blood coagulation disorder characterized by deficiency of factor XIII, resulting in bleeding.

(Hereditary Factor XIII Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Factor XIII Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Derivatives of thrombin-cleaved fibrinogen that are plasma soluble due to limiting amounts of the clot promoting protein factor XIII.

(Fibrin Monomer, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the factor XIII in a biological specimen.

(Factor XIII Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The fibers form a more stable clot as a result of the covalent bonds formed by activated factor XIII enzyme (also known as Fibrin-stabilizing factor).

(Fibrinolysis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)