This factor works with calcium and Christmas factor to enable activation of Stuart factor. It is solely activated by thrombin that originates from platelets and endothelium lining of blood vessels. It is intrinsic in pathway. Anti-hemophilic factor A and globulin are its other designations.
Shock (circulatory) Circulatory shock, commonly known as shock, is a life-threatening medical condition of low blood perfusion to tissues resulting in cellular injury and inadequate tissue function.
1. countable noun. 1  A whip is a long thin piece of material such as leather or rope, fastened to a stiff handle. 2  If someone whips a person or animal, they beat them or hit them with a whip or something like a whip. 3  If something, for example the wind, whips something, it strikes it sharply.