noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   US standard spelling of haemophilia. US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable
2. 2
   congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

achromatic visionacute leukemiaalbinismanemiaangiohemophiliaaplastic anemia

Example

More examples

"Two global studies in children with hemophilia A are ongoing."

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: hemo- + -philia; more at haemophilia.

Related phrases

clotting factor viiicoagulation factor viiifactor viiihemophilia b

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