Bethesda unit

Bethesda unit definition - medical

Be·thes·da unit (bə-thĕzˈdə)

noun
A measure of inhibitor activity expressed as the amount of inhibitor that will inactivate 50 percent or 0.5 unit of a coagulation factor during a given incubation period.

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