See Also: Russell's viper venom clotting time(medicine)
Russell's viper venom(medicine)
russell's viper(medicine)
Russell's viper(dictionary)
clotting time(medicine)
activated clotting time(medicine)
Russell (of Kingston Russell), John Russell, 1st Earl(encyclopedia)
Russell, Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl Russell(encyclopedia)
Russell, William Russell, Lord(encyclopedia)
Clotting(health)

rhapsodical (iou) and Russell's viper venom clotting time (medicine)


rhapsodical (iou)



rhapsodical adjective. M17.
[formed as RHAPSODIC: see -ICAL.]
Of a literary work: consisting of a medley of narratives etc.; disconnected in style. M17-M18.
= RHAPSODIC 1. L18.

Russell's viper venom clotting time (medicine)


Russell's viper venom clotting time


A clotting time determination performed on citrated platelet-poor plasma using Russell's viper venom as an activating agent. This allows activation of factor X directly without the need for Other coagulation factors and is used to confirm factor X defects.

See: Stypven time test.