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haemophilia
/ ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪə, ˌhɛm- /
noun
an inheritable disease, usually affecting only males but transmitted by women to their male children, characterized by loss or impairment of the normal clotting ability of blood so that a minor wound may result in fatal bleeding
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˌˈˌǾ adjective
Example Sentences
A woman whose father was infected with HIV and hepatitis C by contaminated blood products used to treat haemophilia has said she has been left "angry" and "frustrated" by compensation delays.
Mr Summers' son Paul was diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given a blood clotting product used to treat haemophilia.
Those with the blood disorder haemophilia, who contracted HIV or hepatitis C as children while at Treloar's school in Hampshire, will receive £15,000.
The individuals, whose identities are being kept private, were infected with potentially deadly viruses after receiving a contaminated blood transfusion, or a treatment for haemophilia or a similar blood disorder.
More than 3,500 victims of the scandal were NHS patients with the blood disorder haemophilia, they were infected after being given a contaminated clotting agent.
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