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Thalassemia vs Haemophilia - What's the difference?

thalassemia | haemophilia |

As nouns the difference between thalassemia and haemophilia

is that thalassemia is any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced while haemophilia is any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.

thalassemia

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced

    • 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