noun
congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
• Syn: ↑hemophilia, ↑haemophilia
• Derivationally related forms: ↑haemophilic (for: ↑haemophilia)
• Hypernyms: ↑blood disease, ↑blood disorder, ↑sex-linked disorder
• Hyponyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.