haemophilia

See also: hæmophilia

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Etymology

haemo- + -philia, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (blood) + φιλία (friendship)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪliə

Noun

haemophilia (countable and uncountable, plural haemophilias)

  1. (British spelling, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.

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See also

  • haemorrhagic diathesis

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