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VWD

VWD is the initialism of von Willebrand disease.

Meaning of von Willebrand disease

Noun

von Willebrand disease (uncountable)

  1. An hereditary disease, characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage, and caused by a defect in blood platelet activity.
    • "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...
    Synonyms:
    von Willebrand, Von Willebrand's, VWD

Questions about VWD

What is VWD the initialism of?
VWD is the initialism of von Willebrand disease.

Words near VWD in the dictionary

  1. VVS
  2. VVSOP
  3. vw
  4. VWAP
  5. VWAPs
  6. VWD
  7. VWF
  8. vworp
  9. VWP
  10. vws
  11. VX

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