Haemophilia is a medical condition in which a person's blood does not thicken or clot properly when they are injured, so they continue bleeding.
haemophilia in British English
or US hemophilia (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
Derived forms
haemophilioid (ˌhaemoˈphiliˌoid) or US hemophilioid (ˌhemoˈphiliˌoid)
adjective
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British English: haemophilia NOUN
Haemophilia is a medical condition in which a person's blood does not thicken or clot properly when they are injured, so they continue bleeding.