von Willebrand's disease

[ fawn-vil-uh-brahnts di-zeez ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an inherited autosomal recessive disease in which abnormally slow coagulation of blood may lead to spontaneous bleeding, excessive bleeding following an injury, and heavy menstrual flow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of von Willebrand's disease¹

1940–45; after Erik Adolf von Willebrand (1870–1949), Finnish physician

Example Sentences

Dr Kernoff's search for suitable subjects led him to Mark Stewart, his brother, and his father, who all had very mild cases of von Willebrand's disease - another type of blood clotting disorder.

From BBC

Dr Kernoff's search for suitable subjects led him to Mark Stewart, his brother, and his father, who all had very mild cases of von Willebrand's disease - another type of blood clotting disorder.

From BBC

Dr Kernoff's search for suitable subjects led him to Mark Stewart, his brother, and his father, who all had very mild cases of von Willebrand's disease - another type of blood clotting disorder.

From BBC

Dr Kernoff's search for suitable subjects led him to Mark Stewart, his brother, and his father, who all had very mild cases of von Willebrand's disease - another type of blood clotting disorder.

From BBC

She was first admitted to Connecticut Children’s when she was 3-weeks-old and has been a patient since she was diagnosed at 18 months with von Willebrand’s disease, a lifelong bleeding disorder caused by low levels of clotting protein.

From Washington Times