haemophilia
- n congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
- Only males can suffer haemophilia.
- In the strain of that House abides the dread and mysterious disease, haemophilia.
- She brought the King the dread haemophilia (easy bleeding) of her house, bore him a haemophilia heir, a second son who was a deaf mute, finally two whole boys, two fine girls .