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