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/ˌhiːməˈfɪliə · noun
(Commonwealth, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son..
Use haemophilia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Haemophilia means (Commonwealth, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son..
Common synonyms include bleeder's disease, bleeding sickness, Christmas disease, hemophilia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use haemophilia where its definition matches the intended context.
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