haemophilia

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hae·mo·phil·i·a British English, hemophilia American English /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə/ noun [uncountable] MIa serious disease that prevents a person’s blood from becoming thick, so that they lose a lot of blood easily if they are injured 血友病

Examples from the Corpus

haemophilia• The promised cures to such illnesses as cystic fibrosis and haemophilia are still some time away.• Experience with the treatment of haemophilia in this country has shown this approach can be highly effective.

hae·mo·phil·i·a nounChineseSyllable

a that prevents person’s Corpus serious a disease

haemophilia
hae‧mo‧phil‧i‧a

British English, hemophilia American English /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə/ noun [uncountable]
a serious disease that prevents a person’s blood from becoming thick, so that they lose a lot of blood easily if they are injured

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noun

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a medical condition that causes severe loss of blood from even a slight injury because the blood fails to

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normally. It usually affects only men although it can be passed on by women. 血友病