(from the article `therapeutics`) Plasma, the liquid portion of the blood, is more than 90 percent water. It contains all the noncellular components of whole blood including the ... Congenital disorders of the coagulation process usually become manifest during infancy or early childhood. The most common of these is hemophilia, a ... ...
<haematology> Group of plasma protein substances (Factor I-XIII) contained in the plasma, which act in concert to bring about blood coagulation. Many of the factors contain EGF like domains. ... (29 Sep 1997) ... 
Type: Term Synonyms: clotting factor
[n] - any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation
clotting factor noun any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation