Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

antithrombin III

(ăn″tī-thrŏm′bĭn)
A plasma protein that inactivates thrombin and inhibits coagulation factors IX, X, XI, and XII, preventing abnormal clotting.

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