Definition of Haemophilia B

1. Noun. A clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX.


Medical Definition of Haemophilia B

1. A form of haemophilia in males that results from a deficiency of clotting factor IX, transmitted as a X-linked trait. Symptoms include easy bruising, nosebleeds, bleeding gums and bleeding into muscle tissue (haematoma) or a joint space (haemarthrosis). Treatment includes the infusion of factor IX concentrates to normalize blood coagulation. Inheritance: sex-linked. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemophilia B

haemopericardium
haemoperitoneum
haemopexin
haemophagia
haemophagocyte
haemophagocytosis
haemophil
haemophile
haemophilia
haemophilia
haemophiliac
haemophiliac
haemophilia A
haemophilia A
haemophilia B (current term)
haemophilia B (current term)
haemophilia C
haemophilic
haemophilic
haemophilic arthritis
haemophilic bacteria
haemophilic joint
haemophilioid
haemophilosis
haemophilus
Haemophilus actinomycetemcomitans
Haemophilus aegypticus
Haemophilus aphrophilus
haemophilus ducreyi
Haemophilus gallinarum

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