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haemophilia vs von Willebrand's disease

von Willebrand's disease vs haemophilia

haemophilia and von Willebrand's disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
haemophilia Yes No No No
von Willebrand's disease Yes No No No
As nouns, von Willebrand's disease is a hyponym of haemophilia; that is, von Willebrand's disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than haemophilia:
  • haemophilia: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
  • von Willebrand's disease: 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
haemophilia (noun) von Willebrand's disease (noun)
congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son 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
Difference between haemophilia and von Willebrand's disease

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