Antihemorrhagic — An antihemorrhagic (antihaemorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding). They may also be known as hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agents. Styptics (also spelled stiptics) are a specific type of antihemorrhagic… … Wikipedia
factor — 1. One of the contributing causes in any action. 2. One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. 3. SYN: gene. 4. A vitamin or other essential element. 5. An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that … Medical dictionary
vitamin — One of a group of organic substances, present in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs, that are essential to normal metabolism; insufficient amounts in the diet may cause deficiency diseases. [L. vita, life, + amine] v. A 1. any β … Medical dictionary
fat-soluble vitamin — noun any vitamin that is soluble in fats • Hypernyms: ↑vitamin • Hyponyms: ↑vitamin A, ↑antiophthalmic factor, ↑axerophthol, ↑A, ↑vitamin D, ↑calciferol, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hedgehog — Taxobox name = HedgehogsMSW3 Hutterer | pages = 212–217] image caption = European Hedgehog regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Erinaceomorpha familia = Erinaceidae subfamilia = Erinaceinae subfamilia authority = G.… … Wikipedia
menadione — noun a form of vitamin K • Syn: ↑vitamin K3 • Hypernyms: ↑vitamin K, ↑naphthoquinone, ↑antihemorrhagic factor … Useful english dictionary
naphthoquinone — noun a fat soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood • Syn: ↑vitamin K, ↑antihemorrhagic factor • Hypernyms: ↑fat soluble vitamin • Hyponyms: ↑vitamin K1, ↑phylloquinone, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
phytonadione — noun a form of vitamin K • Syn: ↑vitamin K1, ↑phylloquinone • Hypernyms: ↑vitamin K, ↑naphthoquinone, ↑antihemorrhagic factor * * * ˌfīd.ōnəˈdīˌōn noun ( … Useful english dictionary
vitamin K — noun a fat soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood • Syn: ↑naphthoquinone, ↑antihemorrhagic factor • Hypernyms: ↑fat soluble vitamin • Hyponyms: ↑vitamin K1, ↑phylloquinone, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vitamin K1 — noun a form of vitamin K • Syn: ↑phylloquinone, ↑phytonadione • Hypernyms: ↑vitamin K, ↑naphthoquinone, ↑antihemorrhagic factor * * * noun see vitamin K 1a … Useful english dictionary