Noun: hemophilia A
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemophilia A)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemophilia A)
- Hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
"His hemophilia A required regular factor VIII replacement therapy";
- haemophilia A [Brit, Cdn], classical hemophilia [N. Amer], classical haemophilia [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: bleeder's disease, haemophilia [Brit, Cdn], hemophilia [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Hemophilia A