VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does von Willebrand's disease mean? 

• VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE 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: VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE (noun)

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 ("von Willebrand's disease" is a kind of...):

bleeder's disease; haemophilia; hemophilia (congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son)

 Context examples 

An unrelated action of desmopressin acetate is to increases circulating factor VIII and is used in patients with haemophilia and von Willebrand's disease.

(Desmopressin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)