hemophilia
n.
hereditary disorder characterized by a failure of the blood to clot normally
Haemophilia
Hemophilia
hemophilia
Noun
1. congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
(synonym) haemophilia, bleeder's disease
(hypernym) blood disease, blood disorder
(hyponym) hemophilia A, haemophilia A, classical hemophilia, classical haemophilia
Hemophilia
(n.)
See Hematophilia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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