wikipedia
English
Etymology
Medical term; from AGr. αἷμα (blood) + φιλία (friendship)
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪliə|-ɪliə
Alternative spellings
hemophilia
Noun
haemophilia
- pathology Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.
Synonyms
bleeder's disease
Christmas disease
Derived terms
haemophiliac
haemophilic
haemophile
See also
haemorrhagic diathesis
Translations
French: t|fr|hémophilie|f
Greek: t|el|αιμοφιλία|f|sc=Grek
el:haemophilia
fr:haemophilia
pl:haemophilia
fi:haemophilia
vi:haemophilia
tr:haemophilia
zh:haemophilia
| 
