von Willebrand factor
English
Alternative forms
- Von Willebrand factor
Etymology
von Willebrand + factor Named after Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870–1949), Finnish physician.
Noun
von Willebrand factor (countable and uncountable, plural von Willebrand factors)
- (biochemistry, medicine) A blood glycoprotein involved in platelet adhesion to wound sites during hemostasis.
Synonyms
- VWF
- vWF
Hypernyms
- blood clotting factor
- blood factor
- glycoprotein
- protein
Derived terms
Related terms
- acquired von Willebrand syndrome
- von Willebrand disease
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