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Definition of Factor xii

1. Noun. Coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood.

Medical Definition of Factor xii

1. Stable blood coagulation factor activated by contact with the subendothelial surface of an injured vessel. Along with prekallikrein, it serves as the contact factor that initiates the intrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. Kallikrein activates factor xii to xiia. Deficiency of factor xii, also called the hageman trait, leads to increased incidence of thromboembolic disease. Chemical name: Blood-coagulation factor XII (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Factor xii

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1. A System of the Shipping and Navigation Laws of Great Britain: And of the by Francis Ludlow Holt (1824)
"... exist where the principal would be bound by the pledge of hia factor. XII. We have deemed it necessary to cite the above cases, chiefly with the view of ..."

2. Health Consequences of Smoking: Cardiovascular Disease: Report of the by C. Everett Koop, M.D., DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"(10) BECKER, GG, DUBIN, T. Activation of factor XII by tobacco glycoprotein. Journal of Experimental Medicine 146(2): 457^467, August 1,1977. ..."

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