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HAEMOPHILIA B
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Dictionary entry overview: What does haemophilia B mean?
• HAEMOPHILIA B (noun)
The noun HAEMOPHILIA B has 1 sense:
1. a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX
Familiarity information: HAEMOPHILIA B used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Christmas disease; haemophilia B; hemophilia B
Hypernyms ("haemophilia B" 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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