ANTIHEMOPHILIC GLOBULIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A

Synonyms:

antihaemophilic factor; antihaemophilic globulin; antihemophilic factor; antihemophilic globulin; factor VIII; Hemofil

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("antihemophilic globulin" 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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