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factor VII

n :  a clotting factor in normal blood that is formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K and may be deficient due to a hereditary disorder or to a vitamin K deficiency - called also autoprothrombin I , cothromboplastin , proconvertin , stable factor  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  factor VIII  factor V 

 
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