Christmas disease

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    haemophilia B uncountable
  2. 2
    a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
albinismanemiabloodcolor blindnesshaemophilia bhemophilia

Etymology

Christmas + disease Named for Stephen Christmas, the first patient described with the disease.

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