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hemophilia definition

hemo·philia (-fil′ē ə, -fē′lē ə)

noun

any of several hereditary disorders, nearly always of males, in which one of the normal blood-clotting factors is deficient, causing serious internal or external hemorrhage from minor cuts and injuries: females with this defective gene are, normally, only carriers

Etymology: ModL: see hemo- & -philia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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