haemophilia
nounHow to pronounce haemophilia:
Definition of haemophilia:
- haemophilia (noun):
- see hemophilia a, hemophilia b
- noun. congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son.
- a hereditary, sex-linked blood defect occurring almost exclusively in males that is marked by delayed clotting of the blood with prolonged or excessive internal or external bleeding after injury or surgery and in severe cases spontaneous bleeding into joints and muscles and that is caused by a deficiency of clotting factors
Synonyms for haemophilia:
angiohemophilia
bleeder's disease
blood disease
blood disorder
classical haemophilia
classical hemophilia
haemophilia a
haemophilia b
hemophilia
hemophilia a
hemophilia b
sex-linked disorder
vascular hemophilia
von willebrand's disease
Antonyms for haemophilia:
excessive blood clotting
hypercoagulation
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