von Willebrand disease

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From von Willebrand +‎ disease. From Finnish doctor Erik Adolf von Willebrand, who discovered this disease.

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von Willebrand disease (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) An hereditary disease, characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage, and caused by a defect in blood platelet activity.
    • "This latter point is of concern given the high prevalence of von Willebrand disease (1 in 100 individuals) in the United States." - N. A. Goldenberg, L. Jacobson and M. J. Manco-Johnson. Brief Communication: Duration of Platelet Dysfunction after a 7-Day Course of Ibuprofen. Ann Intern Med 2005; 506-509. [1]

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