Hemophilia a
hemophilia A n.
Hemophilia due to deficiency of factor VIII, characterized by prolonged clotting time, decreased formation of thromboplastin, and diminished conversion of prothrombin.
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hemophilia B n. A clotting disorder of blood resembling hemophilia A, caused by hereditary deficiency of factor IX. Also called Christmas disease.
- Hemophiliac
[hee-muh-fil-ee-ak, -fee-lee-, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈfɪl iˌæk, -ˈfi li-, ˌhɛm ə-/ noun 1. Also, hemophile. a person having . adjective 2. (def 1). 1896 (adj.); 1897 (n.)., from hemophilia. Perhaps modeled on French hémophilique (1880). hemophiliac he·mo·phil·i·ac (hē’mə-fĭl’ē-āk’, -fē’lē-) n. A person who is affected with hemophilia.
- Hemophilic
[hee-muh-fil-ik, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈfɪl ɪk, ˌhɛm ə-/ adjective 1. characteristic of or affected by . 2. (of bacteria) developing best in a culture containing blood, or in blood itself. hemophilic he·mo·phil·ic (hē’mə-fĭl’ĭk) adj.
- Hemophilioid
[hee-muh-fil-ee-oid, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈfɪl iˌɔɪd, ˌhɛm ə-/ adjective 1. (of a disease) resembling , but having a different genetic or acquired cause.
- Hemophilus
[hi-mof-uh-luh s] /hɪˈmɒf ə ləs/ noun, Bacteriology. 1. a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.