von Willebrand disease
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English
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Etymology
From von Willebrand + disease. From Finnish doctor Erik Adolf von Willebrand, who discovered this disease.
Noun
von Willebrand disease (uncountable)
- (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.
Usage notes
- Modern editors often prefer the non-possessive form of medical eponyms, rather than the older von Willebrand's disease.