1. congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son; [syn: hemophilia, haemophilia, bleeder's disease]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
haemophilia
n 1: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually
affects males and is transmitted from mother to son [syn:
hemophilia, haemophilia, bleeder's disease]