Definition of "prothrombotic" [prothrombotic]

• Describing any agent or condition that leads to thrombosis (adjective)

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• "Some hemophilia patients have been described who have inherited a prothrombotic mutation in factor V, known as factor V"
• "There exists a small subset of hemophilia patients who have inherited a prothrombotic mutation in factor V known as factor V"
• "The co-inheritance of prothrombotic factors in hemophilia patients is associated with a later onset of disease, lower frequency of bleeding, and reduced requirements for factor VIII or factor IX treatment as part of their disease management."