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    VON WILLEBRAND'S DISEASE

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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 bleedingplay

    Synonyms:

    angiohemophilia; vascular hemophilia; von Willebrand's disease

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    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    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)

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