Christmas Disease Definition

noun
A type of hemophilia that is caused by a deficiency of factor IX.
American Heritage Medicine
(idiomatic) Haemophilia B.
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Origin of Christmas Disease

  • After Stephen Christmas , 20th-century British boy who was first diagnosed with it

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named for Stephen Christmas, the first patient described with the disease

    From Wiktionary

  • Christmas + disease

    From Wiktionary

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