hemophilia A
- noun
- /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə ˈeɪ/
- Specialized
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hemofilia A
- Mr. Chambers tested positive for hemophilia A following his medical examination.
Examples
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But there is a strain of hemophilia, hemophilia A, so rare that it is never tested for.
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Mr. Chambers tested positive for hemophilia A.
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Eliah was diagnosed with hemophilia A at birth.
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The doctor explained that hemophilia A is a hereditary disorder that primarily affects males.
Synonyms
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A condition you are born with where blood keeps bleeding after a cut
An inherited bleeding disorder where people lack clotting protein factor VIII and bleed for a long time, mainly males
Surface Forms
Morphology
hemophilia + A
The phrase names a specific type of hemophilia, so a learner who knows 'hemophilia' will understand it refers to a form of that bleeding disorder. However, the letter 'A' is a medical subtype label (meaning factor VIII deficiency) rather than the blood type 'A', so the precise clinical meaning is not derivable from the constituents and can be misleading.
Etymology
Hemophilia A comes from Greek parts hemo and philia, meaning 'blood' and 'love', a strong image that the word is closely about blood and bleeding. The 'A' marks the main type caused by a missing protein called 'factor VIII' that helps blood stop, so today hemophilia A means a condition that runs in families where bleeding happens too easily.