Hemophilia

(noun)

A group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting or coagulation, which is used to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is broken.

Related Terms

  • thrombophilia
  • coagulation

Examples of Hemophilia in the following topics:

  • Hemostasis Disorders

    • Von Willebrand disease is similar to hemophilia in that it involves a deficiency in the ability of blood to clot properly.
    • Hemophilia is a disease where there is a low levels of, or none, of a blood protein important for clotting, causing an inability to produce blood clots.
    • Hemophilia is a recessive, sex-linked inheritable disorder, which is more common in men than women.
    • The second leading cause of death related to severe hemophilia complications is intracranial hemorrhage, which today accounts for one-third of all deaths of patients with hemophilia.
    • Differentiate among the hemostasis disorders of Von Willebran disease, hemophilia, and factor V Leiden thrombophilia
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