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ANGIOHEMOPHILIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does angiohemophilia mean?
• ANGIOHEMOPHILIA (noun)
The noun ANGIOHEMOPHILIA has 1 sense:
1. a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding
Familiarity information: ANGIOHEMOPHILIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding
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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
angiohemophilia; vascular hemophilia; von Willebrand's disease
Hypernyms ("angiohemophilia" is a kind of...):
bleeder's disease; haemophilia; hemophilia (congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son)
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