See Also: x factor(medicine)
factor XI(medicine)
factor xia(medicine)
factor Va(medicine)
Factor V(health)
Factor X(health)
factor V1a(medicine)
factor V(medicine)
factor P(medicine)
One-factor APT(money)

bloodletting (oh) and factor II (medicine)


bloodletting (oh)



killing people
-synonym bloodshed bloodshed
::The movie contains scenes of violence and bloodletting.
a medical treatment used in the past which involved removing some of a person's blood
a reduction in the number of people working for an organization, industry etc
::Many Jobs have been lost, and the bloodletting isn't over yet.

factor II (medicine)


factor II
<haematology> A protein which is synthesised by the liver.

Fibrinogen is converted to fibrin, in the formation of a blood clot, via the enzymatic action of thrombin. A fibrinogen assay measures the concentration of fibrinogen in the blood and may be used to evaluate abnormal blood clotting.

A lack of fibrinogen may be congenital or acquired. A condition known as DIC results in the excessive utilisation and depletion of fibrinogen.

Synonym: thrombin.