English Explanatory Dictionary

von Willebrand factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blood glycoprotein involved in platelet adhesion to wound sites during hemostasis.

Word forms

von Willebrand factor von Willebrand factors

Etymology

From von Willebrand + factor. Named after Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870–1949), Finnish physician.

Synonyms

VWF

Related words

acquired von Willebrand syndrome von Willebrand disease

Derived words

VWF
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