haemophilia

UK (US hemophilia)

/ˌhiːməˈfɪliə/ noun [U]

Definition

› a serious disease in which the flow of blood from someone's body cannot be stopped when they are hurt

haemophiliac UK (US hemophiliac) noun [C] › someone who has haemophilia

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

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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