Russell viper venom

Rus·sell vi·per ven·om

(rŭs'ĕl), a venom derived from the Russell viper (Vipera russelli), which acts as an intrinsic thromboplastin; used in the laboratory evaluation of deficiencies of factor X or topically to arrest local hemorrhage in hemophilia.

Rus·sell vi·per ven·om

(rŭs'ĕl vī'pĕr ven'ŏm) A venom derived from Russell viper (Vipera russelli), which acts as an intrinsic thromboplastin; used in the laboratory evaluation of deficiencies of factor X or topically to arrest local hemorrhage in hemophilia.

Russell viper venom

(rus'el) [Patrick Russell, Irish physician who worked in India, 1727–1805] The toxin from Russell's viper. It is used to investigate disorders of blood coagulation, such as are present in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, factor V Leiden deficiency, and others. Synonym: stypven.

Russell,

Patrick, Irish physician in India, 1727-1805. Russell viper - characteristically marked, highly venomous snake of southeastern Asia. Synonym(s): daboiaRussell viper venom - used as a coagulant in the arrest of hemorrhage from accessible sites in hemophilia.