How to Pronounce Hemophilia C
Definition, meaning, and phonetic spelling
Hemophilia C Pronunciation
hee-moh-FIL-ee-ah see
Stressed syllable in ALL CAPS · hyphens separate syllables
Syllable Breakdown
hee
moh
FIL
stress here
ee
ah see
5 syllables
What is Hemophilia C?
A mild bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of clotting factor XI, unlike the X-linked forms, it affects both males and females equally. Bleeding is usually less severe than in hemophilia A or B but can occur after surgery or injury.
Questions About Hemophilia C
How do you pronounce hemophilia C?
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Hemophilia C is pronounced hee-moh-FIL-ee-ah see. Start with "hee" (like the letter H), then "moh" (rhymes with go), then stress the third part with "FIL" (like fill), followed by "ee-ah" (sounds like "uh"), and finish with the letter "see."
Which syllable gets the stress in hemophilia C?
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The stress falls on the third syllable: FIL. A common mistake is stressing the first syllable (HEE-moh-fil-ee-ah), but the correct way is to emphasize FIL in the middle of the word.
How do you break hemophilia C into syllables?
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Hemophilia breaks into five syllables: he-mo-PHIL-i-a. The C at the end is just the letter name pronounced separately as "see," so the full term is five syllables plus the letter C.
What does the word 'hemophilia' come from?
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Hemophilia comes from two Greek roots: 'hemo' meaning blood, and 'philia' meaning love or tendency toward. So the word literally means a tendency toward bleeding, or love of blood.
What does hemophilia C mean in plain English?
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Hemophilia C is a bleeding condition where the blood doesn't clot as easily as it should. The "C" simply labels this as the third main type of hemophilia, different from types A and B.
Are there other hemophilia types, and how do you say them?
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Yes, there are hemophilia A (ay) and hemophilia B (bee), as well as hemophilia C (see). All three are pronounced the same way up to the letter at the end, which changes from A to B to C.
What other medical words share the 'hemo' root?
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Several words use 'hemo' because it means blood: hemoglobin (HEE-moh-GLOH-bin), hemorrhage (HEM-uh-rij), and hematology (hem-uh-TAH-luh-jee). All of these words relate to blood in different ways.
Can you use hemophilia C in a sentence?
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Here's an example: "The doctor explained that hemophilia C is one of three main types of this bleeding condition." This sentence uses the term correctly as a noun naming a specific condition.