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ANGIOHEMOPHILIA
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I. (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
Synonyms:
angiohemophilia; vascular hemophilia; von Willebrand's disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
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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