Definition von haemophilia im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son
haemo·philia in AM, use hemophilia Haemophilia is a medical condition in which a person's blood does not thicken or clot properly when they are injured, so they continue bleeding. hemophilia a serious disease that prevents a person's blood from becoming thick, so that they lose a lot of blood easily if they are injured
A hereditary blood disease where the blood fails to clot and abnormal bleeding occurs It is only found in males and is treated by injections of Factor VIII - a blood product used to assist clotting function
A rare, hereditary bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in the ability to synthesize one or more of the coagulation proteins; e g Factor VIII (Haemophilia A) or Factor IX (Haemophilia B)
disease in which the blood does not clot properly after an injury The result can be serious internal bleeding It is suffered mainly by males, who inherit it from their mothers
any of several hereditary blood-coagulation disorders in which the blood fails to clot normally because of a deficiency or an abnormality of one of the clotting factors; hemophilia, a recessive trait associated with the X-chromosome, is manifested almost exclusively in males
An inherited disease that affects mostly males and prevents normal blood clotting It is treated by lifelong injections of a synthetic version of the clotting factor lacking in persons with the disease
an inherited bleeding disorder caused by low levels, or absence of, a blood protein that is essential for clotting; hemophilia A is caused by a lack of the blood clotting protein factor VIII; hemophilia B is caused by a deficiency of factor IX
see haemophilia. the American spelling of haemophilia (hemo- + -philia). Hereditary bleeding disorder caused by deficiency of a coagulation factor. Lack of factor VIII causes classic hemophilia; other types are caused by deficiency of factor IX or XI. The first two are transmitted by sex-linked heredity; the third has dominant inheritance and occurs in females as well as males. Spontaneous bleeding may occur. Even trivial injury can cause life-threatening blood loss. Drugs can be given to stop bleeding. Heavy blood loss requires blood transfusions
An inherited disorder of blood coagulation characterized by a permanent tendency to hemorrhages spontaneous or traumatic, because of the result of a missing or a low amount of one of the clotting factors
An X-linked recessive genetic disease, caused by a mutation in the gene for clotting factor VIII (hemophilia A) or clotting factor IX (hemophilia B), which leads to abnormal blood clotting