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.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

About 3,000 people are estimated to have died as a result, including former pupils at Lord Mayor Treloar College, near Alton, Hampshire, who were infected at a specialist NHS haemophilia centre on site.

From BBC • May 5, 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

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

From BBC • May 21, 2024

Those with haemophilia, a condition affecting the blood’s ability to clot, became exposed to what was sold as a revolutionary new treatment derived from blood plasma.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024