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.
Shockwave is the initial attempt of Macromedia of an online multimedia player. It allows web developers, with the use of Adobe Director, to create and publish applications online that can be viewed in any browser that has their plugin installed. Flash started out as a vector animation tool.