A clotting test, a test done to test the integrity of part of the clotting scheme. Familiarly called the "pro time," the test is the time needed for clot formation after a substance called thromboplastin (+ calcium) has been added to plasma.
PROTHROMBIN TIME
Meaning of PROTHROMBIN TIME in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012