hemophilia
he·mop·hi·lia
noun
1.
congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
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From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: hemo- + -philia; more at haemophilia.
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