I. hae ‧ mo ‧ phil ‧ i ‧ a BrE AmE British English , hemophilia American English /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə/ noun [uncountable]
a serious disease that prevents a person’s blood from becoming thick, so that they lose a lot of blood easily if they are injured
II. he ‧ mo ‧ phil ‧ i ‧ a /ˌhiːməˈfɪliə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: hemo- + -philia ]
the American spelling of ↑ haemophilia