von Willebrand factor

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Alternative forms

  • Von Willebrand factor

Etymology

From von Willebrand +‎ factor. Named after Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870–1949), Finnish physician.

Noun

von Willebrand factor (countable and uncountable, plural von Willebrand factors)

  1. (biochemistry, medicine) A blood glycoprotein involved in platelet adhesion to wound sites during hemostasis.

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