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Noun: haemophilia  ,hee-mu'fi-lee-u
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemophilia)
  1. Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
    "He was careful to avoid injuries due to his haemophilia";
    - hemophilia [N. Amer], bleeder's disease

Derived forms: haemophilias

Type of: blood disease, blood disorder, sex-linked disorder

Encyclopedia: Haemophilia