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accelerator factor

accelerator factor

6.1
A protein in the blood that helps blood form a clot faster
  • noun
  • /əˈkɛl.ə.reɪ.tər ˈfæktər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : factor acelerador
  • The accelerator factor plays a crucial role in blood coagulation.

Examples

  • The accelerator factor plays a crucial role in the clotting cascade.

  • Researchers studied the deficiency of accelerator factor in patients with bleeding disorders.

  • Medical tests revealed abnormalities in his accelerator factor levels.

  • Many accelerator factors are involved in the clotting process.

  • Medical tests revealed abnormalities in his accelerator factor levels.

  • Researchers studied the deficiency of accelerator factor in patients with bleeding disorders.

  • The accelerator factor plays a crucial role in the clotting cascade.

Synonyms

clotting factor
vsaccelerator factor
  • Specialized
3 5.0

A substance in the blood that helps stop bleeding

is a blood protein that specifically accelerates that clot forming process
coagulation factor
vsaccelerator factor
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A substance in the blood that helps form clots

is a blood protein that speeds up the same clot formation process

Surface Forms

accelerator factor singular
accelerator factors plural

Morphology

accelerator + factor

The compound is compositionally transparent: 'accelerator' (something that speeds up) + 'factor' (an influencing element) directly yields 'a factor that accelerates' so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an element that speeds a process (here, clotting). Although the term is biomedical and domain-specific, its meaning is not idiomatic or metaphorical but predictable from the constituents.

Etymology

Accelerator factor comes from the image of a car's accelerator that makes the car go faster and the word factor meaning 'a thing that causes' something. So it refers to a protein in the blood that helps 'speed up' the clotting process.