cofactor
noun
co·fac·tor
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Definition of cofactor
1
: the signed minor of an element of a square matrix or of a determinant with the sign positive if the sum of the column number and row number of the element is even and with the sign negative if it is odd
2
: a substance that acts with another substance to bring about certain effects
especially
: coenzyme
3
: something (such as diet or a virus) that acts with or aids another factor in causing disease
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cofactor
noun
co·fac·tor
| \ ˈkō-ˌfak-tər
\
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Medical Definition of cofactor
1
: a substance that acts with another substance to bring about certain effects
especially
: coenzyme
2
: something (as a diet or virus) that acts with or aids another factor in causing disease
Infection with the HPV virus is an important cofactor in cervical cancer, but very few people infected with HPV will ever get cervical cancer.— Elissa Mendenhall, Mothering, May/June 2007