von Willebrand factor
Meaning
Noun
- A blood glycoprotein involved in platelet adhesion to wound sites during hemostasis.
Related
Similar words
- VWF
- vWF
Broader meaning words
- blood clotting factor
- blood factor
- glycoprotein
- protein
Origin
- von Willebrand + factor
- Named after Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870–1949), Finnish physician.
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