haemophilia

US hemophilia

/ (ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪə, ˌhɛm-) /

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noun

an inheritable disease, usually affecting only males but transmitted by women to their male children, characterized by loss or impairment of the normal clotting ability of blood so that a minor wound may result in fatal bleeding

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Derived forms of haemophilia

haemophilioid or US hemophilioid, adjective

Words nearby haemophilia

haemoid, haemolysin, haemolysis, haemolytic, haemophile, haemophilia, haemophiliac, haemophilic, haemopoiesis, haemoptysis, haemorrhage

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