Noun: haemophilia B
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemophilia B)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemophilia B)
- A clotting disorder similar to haemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX
- hemophilia B [N. Amer], Christmas disease
Type of: bleeder's disease, haemophilia [Brit, Cdn], hemophilia [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Haemophilia B