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hemophilia
noun(he-mo-phil-ia)
a hereditary, sex-linked blood defect occurring almost exclusively in males that is marked by delayed clotting of the blood with prolonged or excessive internal or external bleeding after injury or surgery and in severe cases spontaneous bleeding into joints and muscles and that is caused by a deficiency of clotting factors
hemophilia
noun(he-mo-phil-ia)
the common form of hemophilia that is caused by a deficiency of factor VIII
hemophilia
noun(he-mo-phil-ia)
a mild to severe hemophilia that is caused by a deficiency of factor IX —called also Christmas disease

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