hemophilia
pronunciation
How to pronounce hemophilia in British English:
UK [ˌhi:mə'fɪlɪə]
How to pronounce hemophilia in American English:
US [ˌhimə'fɪlɪr]
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- Noun:
- congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
Word Origin
- hemophilia (n.)
- 1854 (in anglicized form hæmophily), from German hämophile, coined 1828 by German physician Johann Lucas Schönlein (1793-1864), from Greek haima "blood" (see -emia) + philia "to love" (see -philia), here with a sense of "tendency to."
Example
- 1. During that time , the maker of multiple-sclerosis and hemophilia drugs kept repurchasing shares , while revenue and profits grew steadily .
- 2. And , there 's a silver lining : the transplant has cured his hemophilia , because his new liver can make the factor viii he needs to prevent bleeding .
- 3. When I took office , they championed the cause of hemophiliacs with aids , and successfully lobbied congress for the passage of the ricky ray hemophilia relief fund .
- 4. Baxter also has a bioscience division which makes vaccines and high-tech treatments for hemophilia and other bleeding disorders , burns and shock , immune deficiencies , and other blood-related conditions .
- 5. Massie got infected with hiv way back in 1978 several years before aids was recognized - from the constant injections of factor viii clotting factor he needed to treat his hemophilia .