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Noun: hemophilia A
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemophilia A)
  1. 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