Historical Examples. 1  The stumbling block of the magistrates appeared to be the identifying Levison with Thorn. 2  That speech has been the stumbling block of most actors we have seen. 3  In short, he was a stumbling block in their path, and they leagued themselves against him.
Blount's disease. Blount's disease is a growth disorder of the tibia (shin bone) that causes the lower leg to angle inward, resembling a bowleg. It is also known as tibia vara. It is named after Walter Putnam Blount (1900â1992), an American pediatric orthopedic surgeon.
Definition of âChristmas diseaseâ - English Dictionary. See all translations. uk â /ËkrÉªs.mÉs dÉªËziËz/ us â /ËkrÉªs.mÉs dÉªËziËz/ specialized. âº also haemophilia B a genetic disease in which there is not enough of a substance called factor IX in the blood, so that the person cannot stop bleeding after an injury. (Definition of âChristmas diseaseâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press)