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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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haemophilioid

adjective

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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

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

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

He contracted the illness after he was given infected blood during treatment for haemophilia.

From BBC ● May 21, 2024

He’s one of the former pupils of Trelloar school – who was treated for haemophilia there, and was infected with hepatitis C.

From BBC ● May 20, 2024

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