: a mild to severe hemophilia that is caused by a deficiency of factor IX
called alsoChristmas disease
compare hemophilia a
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe researchers, based in the United Kingdom, monitored 10 men with moderately severe or severe hemophilia B for 26 weeks to assess the safety and efficacy of the therapy and determine an appropriate dosage. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 July 2022 The standard care for severe hemophilia B is lifelong intravenous infusions of factor IX concentrate, sometimes weekly or even more frequently. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 July 2022 The company recently announced that the U.S. FDA has asked for eighteen months of data for its hemophilia B gene therapy, implying a six month delay in filing for accelerated approval. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 The company recently announced that the U.S. FDA has asked for eighteen months of data for its hemophilia B gene therapy, implying a six month delay in filing for accelerated approval. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 The company recently announced that the U.S. FDA has asked for eighteen months of data for its hemophilia B gene therapy, implying a six month delay in filing for accelerated approval. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 The company recently announced that the U.S. FDA has asked for eighteen months of data for its hemophilia B gene therapy, implying a six month delay in filing for accelerated approval. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 The company recently announced that the U.S. FDA has asked for eighteen months of data for its hemophilia B gene therapy, implying a six month delay in filing for accelerated approval. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 The company recently announced that the U.S. FDA has asked for eighteen months of data for its hemophilia B gene therapy, implying a six month delay in filing for accelerated approval. Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hemophilia B
noun
: a mild to severe hemophilia that is caused by a deficiency of factor IX in the blood
Hemophilia B occurs mostly in males.… The inadequate or inactive supply of clotting factor results in periodic internal bleeding. K. A. Fackelmann, Science News