Look up: hemophilia

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   Hemophilia
   An X-linked recessive genetic disease, caused by a mutation in the gene for clotting factor VIII (hemophilia A) or clotting factor IX (hemophilia B), which leads to abnormal blood clotting.
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   hemophilia
   [n] - congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding
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   Hemophilia
   Hemophilia: A group of inherited bleeding disorders in which the ability of blood to clot is impaired. See: Hemophilia A; Hemophilia B. Common Misspellings: haemophilia
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   Hemophilia
   Hem`o·phil'i·a noun See Hematophilia .
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   hemophilia
   Synonym for haemophilia ... <disease, haematology> A haemorrhagic diathesis occurring in two main forms: ... 1. Haemophilia A (classic haemophilia, factor VIII deficiency), an X linked disorder due to deficiency of coagulation factor VIII. ... 2. Haemophilia B (factor IX deficiency, Christmas disease), also X linked, due to deficiency of coagula ...
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   hemophilia
   (he″mo-fil´e-ә) a hereditary disorder characterized by a strong tendency to bleed. The most common types are carried as sex-linked genes with females carrying the trait and disease manifestations almost always in males. All daughters of affected men will be carriers for the gene of hemophilia. The two most c...
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   Hemophilia
   • (n.) See Hematophilia.
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   hemophilia
   hereditary bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of a substance necessary for blood clotting (coagulation). In hemophilia A, the missing substance ... [9 related articles]
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   hemophilia
   hemophilia Any of several hereditary blood-coagulation disorders in which the blood fails to clot normally because of a deficiency or an abnormality of one of the clotting factors. Hemophilia, a recessive trait associated with the X-chromosome, is manifested almost exclusively in males.
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    hemophilia
    An inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhages, spontaneous or traumatic, because of a defect in the blood coagulating mechanism. [hemo- + G. philos, fond]
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    hemophilia
    A rare inherited bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot normally. Persons with hemophilia may bleed for a longer time than others after an injury or accident. They also may bleed internally, especially in the joints (knees, ankles, and elbows). Babies born with hemophilia are missing o...
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    hemophilia
    hemophilia (hē"mufil'ēu,–fēl'yu) , genetic disease in which the clotting ability of the blood is impaired and excessive bleeding results. The disease is transmitted through females but almost invariably affects male offspring only. A male born to a carrier mother ...
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