Christmas disease

noun

, Pathology.

1. a hereditary disease characterized by an inability of the blood to clot because of a deficiency of a coagulation factor.

Christmas disease

noun

1. a relatively mild type of haemophilia, caused by lack of a protein ( Christmas factor ) implicated in the process of blood clotting

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christmas disease¹

1952; after S. Christmas, the first sufferer from the disease to be examined in detail

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christmas disease¹

C20: named after S. Christmas, the first patient suffering from the disease who was examined in detail

Example Sentences

He then starred at B.U. under Parker, but during his junior season he was diagnosed with a form of hemophilia known as Christmas disease.

From New York Times

He then played at Boston University, but as a junior he suffered bleeding in a leg and learned that he had Christmas disease, a form of hemophilia.

From New York Times