haemophilia
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haemophilia
- /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə
- -ˈfiːliə/
Rhymes with -ɪliə, -iːliə
Where it comes from
From haemo- + -philia, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + φιλία (philía, “friendship”). Originally called haemorrhaphilia, probably from the word haemorrhage.
noun haemophilias · hæmophilia · hemophilia
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Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.
Similar: bleeder's disease, bleeding sickness, Christmas disease
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noun any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding
| Español | hemofilia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 혈우병(血友病)) hyeorubyeong |
| 日本語 | 血友病 ketsuyūbyō |
| 中文 | 血友病 xuèyǒubìng |
| हिन्दी | अधिरक्तस्त्राव adhiraktastrāv |
| Português | hemofilia |
| Français | hémophilie |
| Deutsch | Hämophilie, Bluterkrankheit |
| Italiano | emofilia |
| Ελληνικά | αιμοφιλία aimofilía |
| Русский | гемофили́я gemofilíja |
| العربية | هِيمُوفِيلِيَا hīmūfīliyā, نَزْف دَم وِرَاثِيّ nazf dam wirāṯiyy, نَاعُور nāʕūr, نزَاف |
Talk about this word "haemophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/haemophilia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. haemophilia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/haemophilia "haemophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/haemophilia.Cite this
@misc{haemophilia_2026,
title = {haemophilia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haemophilia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
