hemophilia

hemophilia
hemophilia 1854 (in anglicized form hæmophily), from Ger. hämophile, coined 1828 by German physician Johann Lucas Schönlein (1793-1864), from Gk. haima "blood" (see -EMIA (Cf. -emia)) + philia "to love" (see -PHILIA (Cf. -philia)), here with a sense of "tendency to."

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  • Hemophilia B — Hemophilia due to deficiency of coagulation factor IX in the blood which results in prolonged oozing after minor and major injuries, tooth extractions, or surgery. There is renewed bleeding after the initial bleeding has stopped. The gene for… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hemophilia — Hem o*phil i*a (h[=e] m[.a]*f[i^]l [i^]*[.a] or h[e^]m [.a]*f[i^]l [i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a i^ma, blood + filei^n to love.] (Med.) A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hemophilia A — hemophilia A. См. гемофилия А. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hemophilia B — hemophilia B. См. гемофилия В. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hemophilia C — hemophilia C. См. гемофилия С. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hemophilia — [hē΄məfil′ē ə, hē΄məfē′lē ə] n. [ModL: see HEMO & PHILIA] any of several hereditary disorders, nearly always of males, in which one of the normal blood clotting factors is deficient, causing serious internal or external hemorrhage from minor cuts …   English World dictionary

  • hemophilia — /hee meuh fil ee euh, feel yeuh, hem euh /, n. 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. [1850 55; < NL; see… …   Universalium

  • Hemophilia A — Classic hemophilia due to profound deficiency of factor VIII in the blood, which is necessary for normal clotting. The hemophilia A gene is on the X chromosome, so females carry the gene. Each son of a female carrier stands a 50 percent chance of …   Medical dictionary

  • hemophilia — noun congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son • Syn: ↑haemophilia, ↑bleeder s disease • Derivationally related forms: ↑haemophilic (for: ↑haemophilia) …   Useful english dictionary

  • hemophilia — Synonyms and related words: Christmas disease, Hand Schuller Christian disease, Hartnup disease, Letterer Siwe syndrome, Werdnig Hoffmann disease, achromatic vision, acute leukemia, albinism, anemia, angiohemophilia, aplastic anemia, chronic… …   Moby Thesaurus

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