Christmas disease
noun Pathology.
a hereditary disease characterized by an inability of the blood to clot because of a deficiency of a coagulation factor.
Origin of Christmas disease
1952; after S.
Christmas, the first sufferer from the disease to be examined in detail
British Dictionary definitions for christmas disease
Christmas disease
noun
a relatively mild type of haemophilia, caused by lack of a protein (Christmas factor) implicated in the process of blood clotting
Word Origin for Christmas disease
C20: named after S.
Christmas, the first patient suffering from the disease who was examined in detail
Medical definitions for christmas disease
Christmas disease
[ krĭs′məs ]
n.
hemophilia B