haemophilia

British  

/ ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪə, ˌhɛm- /

noun

1. an inheritable disease, usually affecting only males but transmitted by women to their male children, characterized by loss or impairment of the normal clotting ability of blood so that a minor wound may result in fatal bleeding

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Other Word Forms

• haemophilioid adjective

Example Sentences

They point to the fact that a sickle cell therapy that costs £1.65 million per patient and a haemophilia B one that cost £2.6 million have already been backed by the health assessment body.

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A woman whose father was infected with HIV and hepatitis C by contaminated blood products used to treat haemophilia has said she has been left "angry" and "frustrated" by compensation delays.

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Mr Summers' son Paul was diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given a blood clotting product used to treat haemophilia.

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Those with the blood disorder haemophilia, who contracted HIV or hepatitis C as children while at Treloar's school in Hampshire, will receive £15,000.

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The individuals, whose identities are being kept private, were infected with potentially deadly viruses after receiving a contaminated blood transfusion, or a treatment for haemophilia or a similar blood disorder.

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