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Hemophilia

HematologyGeneticsImportant

An inherited disorder in which the blood clots poorly because it lacks certain clotting factors, causing prolonged bleeding.

Korean

혈우병

특정 응고 인자가 부족해 혈액이 잘 굳지 않아 출혈이 오래 지속되는 유전 질환.

French

Hémophilie

Maladie héréditaire où le sang coagule mal par manque de certains facteurs de coagulation, provoquant des saignements prolongés.

Word parts

  • hem/oRoot(Greek: hem/o, hemat/o) Blood
  • -philiaSuffix(Greek) Affinity for; condition of attraction

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