Christmas disease
- noun
- /ˈkrɪs·məs dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
:
enfermedad de Navidad
- Patients with Christmas disease require regular infusions of factor IX to prevent bleeding episodes.
Examples
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The distinction between hemophilia A and Christmas disease is important for proper medical management.
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His nephew was diagnosed with Christmas disease, so the family sought specialized treatment.
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He was diagnosed with Christmas disease at a young age.
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Many people with Christmas disease require regular treatment.
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Patients with Christmas disease require regular infusions of factor IX to prevent bleeding episodes.
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His nephew was diagnosed with Christmas disease, so the family sought specialized treatment.
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The distinction between hemophilia A and Christmas disease is important for proper medical management.
Synonyms
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A condition you are born with where blood keeps bleeding after a cut
A rare inherited blood condition in which blood does not stop bleeding easily
Surface Forms
Morphology
Christmas + disease
The compound pairs a cultural proper name ('Christmas') with the generic noun 'disease', but the specific medical referent (hemophilia B, a factor IX deficiency) is an eponymous/medical label not deducible from the constituents. A B1 learner who knows 'Christmas' and 'disease' would likely infer a seasonal or culturally linked illness, not a rare clotting disorder, so the meaning is not transparently derived.
Etymology
Christmas disease gets its name from a boy called Stephen Christmas, who was the first patient doctors described with this type of hemophilia. So the name refers to 'hemophilia B', a rare blood problem where people bleed more than usual.