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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.
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What word ends with lia?
Hemophilia
How or why was hemophilia named that?
Hemo (or Heamo) = Blood philia = flow
What is the medical term meaning inherited clotting disorder where the slightest bump can cause bleeding into the joints?
Hemophilia
What is a disease in which the blood does not clot normally?
Hemophilia is one disease in which blood does not clot normally. von Willebrand's Disease
Can fish get hemophilia?
Yes - there are dogs with hemophilia. German Shepards in Europe with hemophilia can be traced back to one dog: Canto von der Wienerau. For more informationon hemophilia and dogs: http://mydogfluffy.com/faq.htm Mice with hemophilia are used to research hemophilia medication and a cure for hemophilia.
A woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia get married. What are the chances that their first child will have hemophilia?
There is no chance that the child will have hemophilia even if the spouse has hemophilia. Any girls the couple has will be carriers if the spouse has hemophilia.
What A woman with hemophilia and a men without hemophilia get married . what are the chances that their first child will have hemophilia?
50%
A hereditary bleeding disorder that results from lack of clotting factors?
Hemophilia, Sickle Cell anemia.
Is hemophilia a hereditary disease or acquired from microorganisms?
Hemophilia is not acquired from microorganisms. Hemophilia is typically a genetic disorder that can either be inherited or result from a random mutation. In rare cases non genetic forms (that can not be inherited or passed on) of hemophilia can be acquired due to liver impairment, and certain medications.
Can anyone be a candidate for hemophilia?
Can anyone be a candidate for the hemophilia a
What is the nickname for hemophilia?
hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease because Stephen Christmas was the first patient with the disease, and hemophilia A is just known as classic hemophilia.
What does the word hemophilia mean?
Literally love of blood. Congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son. It is a genetic disorder in which a per son's blood clots very slowly or not at all.
