First Known Use: 1872
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hemophilia
noun he·mo·phil·ia \ˌhē-mə-ˈfi-lē-ə\
medical : a serious disease that causes a person who has been cut or injured to keep bleeding for a very long time
Full Definition of HEMOPHILIA
: a sex-linked hereditary blood defect that occurs almost exclusively in males and is characterized by delayed clotting of the blood and consequent difficulty in controlling hemorrhage even after minor injuries
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hemophilia
noun he·mo·phil·ia
Medical Definition of HEMOPHILIA
: a sex-linked hereditary blood defect that occurs almost exclusively in males and is characterized by delayed clotting of the blood and consequent difficulty in controlling hemorrhage even after minor injuries—compare christmas disease, hemorrhagic diathesis
Variants of HEMOPHILIA
he·mo·phil·ia or chiefly British hae·mo·phil·ia \ˌhē-mə-ˈfil-ē-ə\
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