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factor VIII

Pronunciation: /faktərˈeɪt/

(also factor eight)
Definition of factor VIII

noun

[mass noun] Physiology
  • a blood protein (a beta globulin) involved in clotting. A deficiency of this causes one of the main forms of haemophilia.

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