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Hageman factor

Hageman factor

9.6
A protein in blood that helps form clots
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑːɡəmən ˈfæktər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : factor Hageman
  • Patients with a deficiency of Hageman factor may not exhibit abnormal bleeding despite prolonged clotting time.

Examples

  • The laboratory test revealed a low level of Hageman factor in his blood sample.

  • Hageman factor is also referred to as factor XII in coagulation studies.

  • The Hageman factor plays a crucial role in the clotting process.

  • A deficiency in Hageman factor can lead to excessive bleeding.

  • Hageman factor is also referred to as factor XII in coagulation studies.

  • The laboratory test revealed a low level of Hageman factor in his blood sample.

  • Patients with a deficiency of Hageman factor may not exhibit abnormal bleeding despite prolonged clotting time.

Synonyms

factor XII
vsHageman factor
  • Specialized
6.1

A blood protein that helps start clotting and whose low levels make clotting slow

is named after a person rather than using a numeric designation

Surface Forms

Hageman factor singular
Hageman factors plural

Morphology

Hageman + factor

Hageman is a proper name/eponym that gives no lexical clue to the biological nature of the referent, while 'factor' is a general noun meaning an element or agent. A B1 learner who knows 'factor' but not the specific eponym cannot infer that this is a plasma protein involved in blood clotting, so the term is not compositionally predictable.

Etymology

Hageman factor is named after a patient called Mr. Hageman whose unusual blood tests helped doctors find the protein. Because his blood showed a problem with 'blood clotting', doctors called the new protein factor XII or Hageman factor, and today the name means the protein that helps blood form clots.