CHRISTMAS DISEASE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX

Synonyms:

Christmas disease; haemophilia B; hemophilia B

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Christmas 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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