See Also: extrinsic factor deficiency(medicine)
extrinsic factor(medicine)
factor v deficiency(medicine)
factor xi deficiency(medicine)
factor xii deficiency(medicine)
factor vii deficiency(medicine)
factor x deficiency(medicine)
factor ix deficiency(medicine)
factor II deficiency(medicine)
hageman factor deficiency(medicine)

deltoid (iou) and extrinsic factor deficiency (medicine)


deltoid (iou)



deltoid adjective & noun. M18.

A. adjective.
Like the Greek letter delta (жд) in shape; triangular. M18.
b. Anatomy. Designating or pertaining to the large muscle of triangular shape covering the shoulder joint. M18.
Of the Nature of a (river) delta. M19.
b. noun.
The deltoid muscle. M18.
A deltoid moth. M19.
deltoidal adjective M19.

extrinsic factor deficiency (medicine)


extrinsic factor deficiency
<disease> An inherited disorder that causes abnormal blood clotting due to the congenital absence of one of the 20 different plasma proteins involved in the coagulation process.

Symptoms include bleeding of the gums, nosebleeds, easy bruising, bleeding in muscles or joints and excessive menstrual bleeding.

Treatment includes the administration of plasma concentrates of factor VII (extrinsic factor).