Tissue factor, also called platelet tissue factor, factor III, thromboplastin, or CD142 is a protein present in subendothelial tissue and leukocytes necessary for the initiation of thrombin formation from the zymogen prothrombin.
Translations for 'shock wave'. British English: shock wave NOUN. shockwave A shock wave is an area of very high pressure moving through the air, earth, or water. It is caused by an explosion or an earthquake, or by an object travelling faster than sound.The shock waves yesterday were felt across the region.
Definition of Shock. â¢In 1852, shock was defined as âa rude unhinging. of the machinery of life.â Probably no better. definition exists to describe the devastating. effects of this process on a patient, but a more. recent definition calls shock âthe collapse and. progressive failure of the cardiovascular system.â. â¢Shock left untreated may be fatal.