haemophilia noun

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/ˌhiː.məˈfɪl.i.ə/ n [U]

Definition

a rare blood disease in which blood continues to flow after a cut or other injury because one of the substances which causes it to clot does not work correctly

(Definition of haemophilia noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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