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von Willebrand's disease
(vŏn wĭlˈə-brăndzˌ, fôn vĭlˈə-bräntsˌ)
noun A hereditary disease characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage, caused by a deficiency or abnormality of the blood proteins that control platelet activity.
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