antihemophilic factor

[ an-tee-hee-muh-fil-ik, -hem-uh- ]
/ ˌæn tiˌhi məˈfɪl ɪk, -ˌhɛm ə- /

noun Biochemistry.

a protein that is essential to normal blood clotting and is lacking or deficient in persons having hemophilia A. Abbreviation: AHF
Also called factor VIII.

Origin of antihemophilic factor

First recorded in 1945–50; anti- + hemophilic

Words nearby antihemophilic factor

antihelium, antihelix, antihemagglutinin, antihemolysin, antihemolytic, antihemophilic factor, antihemophilic globulin, antihemophilic globulin a, antihemophilic globulin b, antihemophilic human plasma, antihemorrhagic

Medical definitions for antihemophilic factor

antihemophilic factor
[ ăn′tē-hē′mə-fĭl′ĭk, ăn′tī- ]

n.

factor VIII