Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Hemophilia
10 dictionary results for: hemophilia
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
he·mo·phil·i·a       [hee-muh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh, hem-uh-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.

[Origin: 1850–55; < NL; see hemo- -philia]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
he·mo·phil·i·a       (hē'mə-fĭl'ē-ə, -fēl'yə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Any of several hereditary blood-coagulation disorders in which the blood fails to clot normally because of a deficiency or abnormality of one of the clotting factors. Hemophilia, a recessive trait associated with the X-chromosome, is manifested almost exclusively in males.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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."

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
hemophilia

noun
congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son 

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

[Chapter:] Medicine and Health


American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: he·mo·phil·ia
Variant: or chiefly British hae·mo·phil·ia /"hE-m&-'fil-E-&/
Function:noun
: a sex-linked hereditary blood defect that occurs almost exclusively in males and is characterized by delayed clotting of the blood and consequent difficulty in controllinghemorrhage even after minor injuries —compare CHRISTMAS DISEASE, HEMORRHAGIC DIATHESIS

On-line Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

hemophilia

hemophilia: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

Share This:Share This: digg.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.google.com