serum prothrombin conversion accelerator

accelerator /ac·cel·er·a·tor/ (ak-sel´er-a″ter) [L.]

1. an agent or apparatus that increases the rate at which something occurs or progresses.

2. any nerve or muscle that hastens the performance of a function.

3. any of a group of chemicals used in the vulcanization of rubber or other polymerization reactions.

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serum prothrombin conversion accelerator  (SPCA) coagulation factor VII.

serum thrombotic accelerator  a factor in serum which has procoagulant properties and the ability to induce blood coagulation.

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serum prothrombin conversion accelerator

n. Abbr. SPCA

See factor VII.

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accelerator [ak-sel´er-a″ter] (L.)

an agent or apparatus that increases the rate at which something occurs or progresses.

serum prothrombin conversion accelerator (SPCA) factor VII, one of the coagulation factors.

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serum (sir´um),

n the fluid component of the blood containing all stable constituents except fibrinogen. When blood is allowed to clot and stand, a clear yellowish fluid, the serum, separates.

serum accelerator globulin,

n See accelerator, prothrombin conversion, I.

serum marker,

n a specific indicator found in a blood test that identifies a disease.

serum protein determination, electrophoretic,

n separation of serum protein fractions (albumin, α-globulin, β-globulin, and γ-globulin) based on their different isoelectric points and mobility in an electric field. Electrophoretic patterns and concentrations are of value in evaluating the hyperglobulinemias. Electrophoretic evaluation of serum protein abnormalities is usually related to moving-boundary or paper-strip separation patterns.

serum prothrombin conversion accelerator (SPCA)

n See factor VII; thromboplastin, extrinsic.

serum sickness,

n an anaphylactoid or allergic reaction after injection of foreign serum; marked by urticarial rashes, edema, adenitis, arthralgia, high fever, and prostration.