Medical Dictionary
factor XII
noun \-ˌtwelv\
Medical Definition of FACTOR XII
: a clotting factor that facilitates blood coagulation in vivo and initiates coagulation on a firm surface (as glass) in vitro but whose deficiency tends not to promote hemorrhage—called also Hageman factor
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