Dictionary  Christ'mas fac"torBiochem. a blood constituent necessary for clotting, the absence of which is characterized by a hemophilialike condition. Also called factor IX, plasma thromboplastic component. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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