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PROCONVERTIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proconvertin mean? 

PROCONVERTIN (noun)
  The noun PROCONVERTIN has 1 sense:

1. a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin Kplay

  Familiarity information: PROCONVERTIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROCONVERTIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cothromboplastin; factor VII; proconvertin; stable factor

Hypernyms ("proconvertin" 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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