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Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the bodys ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.Syn: bleeders disease, Christmas disease
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Haemophilia — Classification and external resources Deficiency in coagulation factor VIII is the most common cause of haemophilia. ICD 10 D … Wikipedia
Haemophilia B — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D67 ICD 9 286.1 OM … Wikipedia
Haemophilia A — (also spelled Hemophilia A or Hæmophilia A) is a blood clotting disorder caused by a mutation of the factor VIII gene, leading to a deficiency in Factor VIII. It is the most common hemophilia. Inheritance is X linked recessive; hence, males are… … Wikipedia
haemophilia — (US hemophilia) ► NOUN ▪ a medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing severe bleeding from even a slight injury. DERIVATIVES haemophilic adjective … English terms dictionary
Haemophilia C — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29376 ICD10 = ICD10|D|68|1|d|65 ICD9 = ICD9|286.2 ICDO = OMIM = 264900 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 964 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|med|3515 MeshID = D005173 Haemophilia … Wikipedia
haemophilia — n. either of two hereditary disorders in which the blood clots very slowly, due to a deficiency of either of two coagulation factors: haemophilia A, due to deficiency of Factor VIII (antihaemophilic factor); or haemophilia B, due to deficiency of … Medical dictionary
haemophilia — n. either of two hereditary disorders in which the blood clots very slowly, due to a deficiency of either of two coagulation factors: haemophilia A, due to deficiency of Factor VIII (antihaemophilic factor); or haemophilia B, due to deficiency of … The new mediacal dictionary
haemophilia — /himəˈfɪliə / (say heemuh fileeuh), / ˈfil / (say feel ), / jə/ (say yuh) noun a blood disorder of males in which clotting occurs abnormally slowly, resulting in excessive bleeding from even minor injuries; haemophilia A is caused by a factor… …
haemophilia A — noun hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men • Syn: ↑hemophilia A, ↑classical hemophilia, ↑classical haemophilia • Hypernyms: ↑hemophilia, ↑haemophilia, ↑bleeder s disease … Useful english dictionary
haemophilia — [[t]hi͟ːməfɪ̱liə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Haemophilia is a medical condition in which a person s blood does not thicken or clot properly when they are injured, so they continue bleeding. (in AM, use hemophilia) … English dictionary
haemophilia B — noun a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX • Syn: ↑hemophilia B, ↑Christmas disease • Hypernyms: ↑hemophilia, ↑haemophilia, ↑bleeder s disease … Useful english dictionary
