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.
Word Origin & History. shock sudden blow, 1565, a military term, from M.Fr. choc violent attack, from O.Fr. choquer strike against, probably from Frankish, from a P.Gmc. imitative base (cf. M.Du. schokken to push, jolt, O.H.G. scoc jolt, swing). Meaning a sudden and disturbing impression on the mind is from 1705; medical sense is attested from 1804.