SYN: factor X.
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pro·throm·bin·ase (pro-thromґbin-āse) 1. the complex formed between activated coagulation factor X and calcium, phospholipid, and modified factor V; it can cleave and activate prothrombin to thrombin. 2. sometimes specifically the active enzyme center of the complex, activated factor X (Xa).Medical dictionary. 2011.