bleeder — 1. Colloquialism for a person suffering from hemophilia, Christmas disease, Osler disease, or other clotting disorder. 2. A blood vessel cut during a surgical procedure. * * * bleed·er blēd ər … Medical dictionary
blood disease — noun a disease or disorder of the blood • Syn: ↑blood disorder • Hypernyms: ↑blood dyscrasia • Hyponyms: ↑cytopenia, ↑acidemia, ↑alkalemia, ↑acanthocy … Useful english dictionary
Christmas disease — noun a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX • Syn: ↑hemophilia B, ↑haemophilia B • Hypernyms: ↑hemophilia, ↑haemophilia, ↑bleeder s disease … Useful english dictionary
von Willebrand's disease — noun a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding • Syn: ↑angiohemophilia, ↑vascular… … Useful english dictionary
blood disorder — noun a disease or disorder of the blood • Syn: ↑blood disease • Hypernyms: ↑blood dyscrasia • Hyponyms: ↑cytopenia, ↑acidemia, ↑alkalemia, ↑acanthocyto … Useful english dictionary
hemophilia — noun congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son • Syn: ↑haemophilia, ↑bleeder s disease • Derivationally related forms: ↑haemophilic (for: ↑haemophilia) … Useful english dictionary
angiohemophilia — noun a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding • Syn: ↑von Willebrand s disease,… … Useful english dictionary
haemophilia B — noun a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX • Syn: ↑hemophilia B, ↑Christmas disease • Hypernyms: ↑hemophilia, ↑haemophilia, ↑bleeder s disease … Useful english dictionary
hemophilia B — noun a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX • Syn: ↑haemophilia B, ↑Christmas disease • Hypernyms: ↑hemophilia, ↑haemophilia, ↑bleeder s disease … Useful english dictionary
sex-linked disorder — noun any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome • Hypernyms: ↑chromosomal aberration, ↑chromosomal anomaly, ↑chrosomal abnormality, ↑chromosonal disorder •… … Useful english dictionary