von Willebrand disease
Meaning
Noun
- An hereditary disease, characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage, and caused by a defect in blood platelet activity.
Related
Similar words
- von Willebrand
- Von Willebrand
- von Willebrand's
- Von Willebrand's
- VWD
- vWD
Origin
- von Willebrand + disease. From Finnish doctor Erik Adolf von Willebrand, who discovered this disease.
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