haemophilia

noun /,himə'fɪliə/

Definition
congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son
Example
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Etymology
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Palindrome
No
Compound Word
No
Proper Noun
No
Rare
No
Archaic
No
Obsolete
No
Slang
No
Vowels
6
Consonants
5
Length
11

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11
Syllables
5
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