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Definition of: hemophilia
(hē′mə·fil′ē·ə, -fil′yə, hem′ə-) noun Pathol.
A disorder characterized by profuse and excessive bleeding even from slight injuries: typically affecting only males, who inherit it as a sex–linked genetic factor transmitted through the mother; the bleeder's disease. Also spelled haemophilia. [<NL <Gk. haima blood + philia fondness]
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