How to Use hemophilia B in a Sentence

hemophilia B

noun
  • Alexei suffered from hemophilia B, a rare blood condition in which blood does not clot properly.
    Temi Adebowale, Town & Country, 26 Sep. 2018
  • Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder.
    Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 4 Jan. 2018
  • Queen Victoria was the first in her family to carry hemophilia B, a blood clotting disorder, but the Queen herself was not a hemophiliac.
    Chanel Vargas, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019
  • Pfizer has partnered with Spark on development of a hemophilia B treatment.
    Jonathan D. Rockoff, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2019
  • Hemgenix is a gene therapy to treat adults with hemophilia B, a genetic bleeding disorder in which people do not produce a protein needed to create blood clots.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The researchers, based in the United Kingdom, monitored 10 men with moderately severe or severe hemophilia B for 26 weeks to assess the safety and efficacy of the therapy and determine an appropriate dosage.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • The standard care for severe hemophilia B is lifelong intravenous infusions of factor IX concentrate, sometimes weekly or even more frequently.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 July 2022

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'hemophilia B.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: