thefreedictionary.com - Hemophilia

Erika P. (Brazil)
Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood. The two most common forms of the disease are caused by a genetic defect present on the X chromosome. Because females have two X chromosomes, whereas males have only one, females are more commonly carriers of the recessive disease while males tend to be the hemophiliacs. Why is hemophilia also called "the royal disease"?
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  1. linked
    connected, as railway cars or trailer trucks
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  2. genetic
    relating to the study of heredity and variation in organisms
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  3. disease
    an impairment of health
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  4. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  5. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  6. control
    power to direct or determine
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  7. impaired
    mentally or physically unfit
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  8. absence
    the state of being not present
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  9. clot
    a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  10. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
    Hemophilia is a sex-linked genetic disease in which the body's ability to control bleeding is impaired due to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood.
  11. defect
    a failing or deficiency
    The two most common forms of the disease are caused by a genetic defect present on the X chromosome.
  12. chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
    The two most common forms of the disease are caused by a genetic defect present on the X chromosome.
  13. female
    of the sex that produces eggs from which offspring develop
    Because females have two X chromosomes, whereas males have only one, females are more commonly carriers of the recessive disease while males tend to be the hemophiliacs.
  14. male
    being the sex that performs the fertilizing function
    Because females have two X chromosomes, whereas males have only one, females are more commonly carriers of the recessive disease while males tend to be the hemophiliacs.
  15. commonly
    under normal conditions
    Because females have two X chromosomes, whereas males have only one, females are more commonly carriers of the recessive disease while males tend to be the hemophiliacs.
  16. carrier
    a person or firm transporting people or goods or messages
    Because females have two X chromosomes, whereas males have only one, females are more commonly carriers of the recessive disease while males tend to be the hemophiliacs.
  17. tend
    have a disposition to do or be something; be inclined
    Because females have two X chromosomes, whereas males have only one, females are more commonly carriers of the recessive disease while males tend to be the hemophiliacs.
Created on Wed Aug 06 07:54:54 EDT 2014

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