Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

von willebrand disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: von wille-brand dis-ease
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An hereditary disease, characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage, and caused by a defect in blood platelet activity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""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. http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/7/506"

Etymology

From von Willebrand + disease. From Finnish doctor Erik Adolf von Willebrand, who discovered this disease.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

von Willebrand's disease (alternative)

Derived Forms

VWD

Phrases

acquired von Willebrand syndrome von Willebrand factor

Synonyms

von Willebrand Von Willebrand's VWD

Questions

What does von willebrand disease mean?: An hereditary disease, characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage, and caused by a defect in blood platelet activity.
Where does von willebrand disease come from?: From von Willebrand + disease. From Finnish doctor Erik Adolf von Willebrand, who discovered this disease.

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