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Definition 2024
haemophilia
haemophilia
See also: hæmophilia
English
Alternative forms
Noun
haemophilia (countable and uncountable, plural haemophilias)
- (British, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.
Synonyms
- bleeder's disease
- Christmas disease
Derived terms
- haemophiliac
- haemophilic
- haemophile
Translations
any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding
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See also
- haemorrhagic diathesis