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Anemia vs Haemophilia - What's the difference?

anemia | haemophilia |

As nouns the difference between anemia and haemophilia

is that anemia is a medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue while haemophilia is any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.

anemia

English

(wikipedia anemia)

Alternative forms

* anaemia (British) *

Noun

  • (uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
  • (countable, pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
  • Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias .

    Derived terms

    () * achlorhydric anemia * acquired hemolytic anemia * anemic * aplastic anemia * autoimmune hemolytic anemia * hemolytic anemia * hyperchromic anemia * hypochromic anemia * pernicious anemia * sickle-cell anemia

    See also

    * ischemia

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    haemophilia

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * hemophilia

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.
  • Synonyms

    * bleeder's disease * Christmas disease

    Derived terms

    * haemophiliac * haemophilic * haemophile

    See also

    * haemorrhagic diathesis