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Haemophilia. Haemophilia ( British English ), or hemophilia ( American English) [ 6] (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma) 'blood' and φιλία (philía) 'love of'), [ 7] is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. [ 2][ 3] This results in people bleeding for ...
Haemophilia A (or hemophilia A) is a blood clotting disorder caused by a genetic deficiency in clotting factor VIII, thereby resulting in significant susceptibility to bleeding, both internally and externally. This condition occurs almost exclusively in males born to carrier mothers due to X-linked recessive inheritance.
The International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) was an adaptation created by the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and used in assigning diagnostic and procedure codes associated with inpatient, outpatient, and physician office utilization in the United States. The ICD-9-CM is based on the ICD-9 but ...
Haemophilia B. This condition is inherited in an X-linked recessive manner. Haemophilia B, also spelled hemophilia B, is a blood clotting disorder causing easy bruising and bleeding due to an inherited mutation of the gene for factor IX, and resulting in a deficiency of factor IX. It is less common than factor VIII deficiency ( haemophilia A ).
Hematology ( always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. [ 1][ 2] It involves treating diseases that affect the production of blood and its components, such as blood cells, hemoglobin, blood proteins, bone ...
The World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with hemophilia (also spelled haemophilia) and other genetic bleeding disorders. It educates people with bleeding disorders and lobbies for improved medical treatment. [4] [5] 75% of people in the world with bleeding ...
Down syndrome (United States) or Down's syndrome (United Kingdom and other English-speaking nations), also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [ 3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic ...
Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s welterweight division at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night, moving one win away from what she calls the best ...