Christmas disease
nounPathology.
a hereditary disease characterized by an inability of the blood to clot because of a deficiency of a coagulation factor.
Origin of Christmas disease
11952; after S. Christmas, the first sufferer from the disease to be examined in detail
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British Dictionary definitions for Christmas disease
Christmas disease
noun
a relatively mild type of haemophilia, caused by lack of a protein (Christmas factor) implicated in the process of blood clotting
Origin of Christmas disease
1C20: named after S. Christmas, the first patient suffering from the disease who was examined in detail
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