Definition of Hemophilia A

1. Noun. Hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemophilia A

hemolyzes
hemolyzing
hemonectin
hemopathology
hemopathy
hemoperfusion
hemoperfusions
hemopericardium
hemopexin
hemophagocyte
hemophagocytic
hemophagocytosis
hemophile
hemophiles
hemophilia
hemophilia A (current term)
hemophilia B
hemophiliacs
hemophilias
hemophilic
hemophilics
hemophobia
hemophobias
hemopoieses
hemopoiesis
hemopoietic
hemoprotein
hemoproteins
hemoptyses

Literary usage of Hemophilia A

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"hemophilia A, also known as classical hemophilia or factor VIII deficiency, is the most common, accounting for 75-80 percent of hemophiliacs. ..."

2. Reaping the Benefits of Genomic and Proteomic Research: Intellectual by Stephen A. Merrill, Anne-Marie Mazza (2006)
"Factor VIII is a blood coagulation protein missing in hemophilia A, ... As a result, almost all hemophilia A patients who received Factor VIII from pooled ..."

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