haemophilia

British

/ ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪə, ˌhɛm- /

noun

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

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During the 1970s and 1980s, the Lord Mayor Treloar School and College in Hampshire offered specialist care for children with haemophilia but pupils received medical treatments using contaminated blood products.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Continued demand for its allergy, haemophilia A and breast cancer drugs were among the key growth drivers, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Gastrointestinal failure means Rupert's digestive system does not function as it should, while haemophilia A is a condition which affects how his blood clots.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025

People with haemophilia A have a shortage of a clotting agent called Factor VIII, while people with haemophilia B do not have enough Factor IX.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024

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