Hemophilia

noun

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

Etymology

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

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