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məˈfɪlnoun
any of several X-linked genetic disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
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Hemophilia
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
Example Sentences
- Hemophilia refers to a group of bleeding disorders in which it takes a long time for the blood to clot.
- There are many x linked genetic disorders such as hemophilia.
- Because blood-clotting factors can be added to the blood in the liver, this virus is used in gene therapies to treat hemophilia.
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Word Origin & History
hemophilia
1854 (in Anglicized form hæmophily), from Ger. hämophile, coined in Mod.L. in 1828 by Ger. physician Johann Lucas Schönlein (1793-1864), from Gk. haima "blood" (see -emia) + philia "to love," related to philos "loving."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
hemophilia he·mo·phil·i·a (hē'mə-fĭl'ē-ə, -fēl'yə)
n.
Any of several hereditary blood-coagulation disorders, manifested almost exclusively in males, in which the blood fails to clot normally because of a deficiency or an abnormality of one of the clotting factors.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
hemophilia  (hē'mə-fĭl'ē-ə) Pronunciation Key
Any of several hereditary coagulation disorders, seen almost exclusively in males, in which the blood fails to clot normally because of a deficiency or an abnormality of one of the clotting factors. |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
hemophilia [(hee-muh-fil-ee-uh, hee-muh-feel-yuh)]A hereditary disease caused by a deficiency of a substance in the blood that aids in clotting. Hemophiliacs can bleed to death even from small cuts and bruises, because their blood has largely lost the ability to clot.
Note: Queen Victoria of Britain, whose descendants have been kings and queens of several countries in Europe, carried the gene for hemophilia, which has turned up repeatedly in royal families since her lifetime. Her great-grandson, the heir to the throne of Russia, suffered from the disease, and his parents fell under the influence of the monk Grigori Rasputin in hopes of a miraculous cure. The resulting chaos in the government of Russia helped bring on the Russian Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union.
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