factor XI
Noun: - A coagulation factor in blood plasma: Factor XI is a specific protein (clotting factor) that plays a crucial role in the intrinsic pathway of the blood coagulation cascade. Its deficiency can lead to a bleeding disorder.
Factor XI is a medical/scientific term used primarily in hematology, medicine, and biology contexts to discuss blood clotting processes and disorders. - It is typically used with verbs like activate, deficient in, requires, or involves. - It is often preceded by coagulation factor, clotting factor, or simply factor.
- Noun:
- The patient's prolonged bleeding time was due to a deficiency in factor XI.
- Activation of factor XI is a key step in the amplification phase of coagulation.
- The study focused on the genetic mutations affecting factor XI production.
- "Factor XI deficiency": Also known as hemophilia C, this is a specific bleeding disorder.
- Factor XI deficiency is typically milder than hemophilia A or B.
- "Factor XIa": The activated form of the factor.
- Factor XIa activates factor IX in the coagulation cascade.
- Plasma thromboplastin antecedent (PTA): An older, synonymous name for factor XI.
- Coagulation factor XI: The full technical term.
- F11: A common gene symbol for the gene encoding this factor.
- Clotting factor XI: A direct synonym emphasizing its function.
- PTA (Plasma thromboplastin antecedent): A historical synonym.
Given its technical nature, factor XI does not have phrasal verbs or idioms. It is part of specialized terminology. - Coagulation cascade: The series of steps in which factor XI participates. - Intrinsic pathway: The specific part of the coagulation cascade that factor XI is associated with. - Hemophilia C: The condition resulting from factor XI deficiency.
- coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency