Lexic.us

Definition of Factor i

1. Noun. A protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots.

Medical Definition of Factor i

1. A protein which is synthesised by the liver. Fibrinogen is converted to fibrin, in the formation of a blood clot, via the enzymatic action of thrombin. A fibrinogen assay measures the concentration of fibrinogen in the blood and may be used to evaluate abnormal blood clotting. A lack of fibrinogen may be congenital or acquired. A condition known as DIC results in the excessive utilisation and depletion of fibrinogen. Synonym: fibrinogen. (15 Nov 1997)

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Literary usage of Factor i

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Contracts by Theophilus Parsons, John Melville Gould (1904)
"... them in the hands of any party who holds them as representative of the factor, i. ... 286, note 1. has no lien unless goods come to him as factor, i. ..."

2. An Introductory Account of Certain Modern Ideas and Methods in Plane by Charlotte Angas Scott (1894)
"Any non-repeated factor I of «•n indicates an asymptote £+/u = 0; ... Any repeated factor I of un, if not a factor of u*..i, indicates contact with infinity ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"Load factor, I believe, should be taken as the function of the load, and as having nothing to do with the size of the plant; in other words, I believe the ..."

4. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"According to Little, factor i reduces black to blue, ... factor i evidently belongs in class Ia3. It is very different from the dilution of sepia ..."

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