prothrombin deficiency

prothrombin deficiency
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  • factor II — prothrombin: a plasma protein that is converted to the active form thrombin (factor IIa) by cleavage by activated factor X (Xa) in the common pathway of coagulation; thrombin then cleaves fibrinogen to its active form fibrin. Deficiency of the… …   Medical dictionary

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