HAEMOPHILIA

hemophilia, haemophilia, bleeder's disease

(noun) congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

haemophilia (countable and uncountable, plural haemophilias)

(British spelling, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.

Synonyms

• bleeder's disease

• Christmas disease

Anagrams

• hemophilia A

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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