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haemophiliac::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bleeder, haemophile, hemophile, hemophiliac |
| Type of | diseased person, sick person, sufferer |
Examples of haemophiliac
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Ken carried his haemophiliac father-in-law across the field to prevent him bleeding to death.
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Any daughter of a haemophiliac is a carrier of the gene.
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It should be possible to identify every haemophiliac who received clotting factors from the donated plasma.
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A haemophiliac does not bleed more intensely than a person without it, but can bleed for a much longer time.
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The haemophilia gene is carried on the X chromosome, and is normally passed through female descent, as few haemophiliac men survive to beget children.
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As a carrier of the haemophilia gene, Alexandra was not a haemophiliac but she likely produced lower-than-normal clotting factor, having only one normal copy of the gene instead of two.
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Haemophiliac daughters are more common than they once were, as improved treatments for the disease have allowed more haemophiliac males to survive to adulthood and become parents.
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If a female gives birth to a haemophiliac child, either the female is a carrier for the disease or the haemophilia was the result of a spontaneous mutation.
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Eugenie's brother Leopold was a haemophiliac, so there was a 50% probability that Victoria Eugenie would be a carrier, although the degree of risk was not yet known.
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- Hemophiliac: someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
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- A person with haemophilia
- (haemophilia) either of two hereditary disorders in which the blood clots very slowly, due to a deficiency of either of two coagulation factors: haemophilia A, due to deficiency of Factor VIII (antihaemophilic factor); or haemophilia B, due to deficiency of Factor IX (Christmas factor). ...
- (Haemophilia) A hereditary blood disease where the blood fails to clot and abnormal bleeding occurs. It is found only in males and is treated by injections of Factor VIII.
- (haemophilia) A genetic blood disorder, almost always in males, in which blood does not clot properly as a result of an enzyme deficiency.
- (haemophilia) An inherited disease that is due to a deficiency or lack of certain compounds in the blood such as factor VIII or IX. This results in excessive internal or external bleeding due to impaired blood clotting.
- (haemophilia) a sex-linked hereditary blood defect that occurs almost exclusively in males and is characterized by delayed clotting of the blood and consequent difficulty in controlling hemorrhage even after minor injuries -- compare
- Haemophilia is caused by a sex-linked recessive gene which prevents fibrinogen, a soluble protein in the blood plasma, being converted into fibrin, the substance which forms blood clots. Sufferers can have severe haemorrhages from relatively small injuries..
