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hemophiliac

[hee-muh-fil-ee-ak, -fee-lee-, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈfɪl iˌæk, -ˈfi li-, ˌhɛm ə-/
noun
1.
Also, hemophile. a person having hemophilia.
adjective
2.
hemophilic (def 1).
Origin of hemophiliac
1895-1900
First recorded in 1895-1900; hemophili(a) + -ac
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Word Origin and History for hemophiliac

1896 (adj.); 1897 (n.)., from hemophilia. Perhaps modeled on French hémophilique (1880).

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hemophiliac in Medicine

hemophiliac he·mo·phil·i·ac (hē'mə-fĭl'ē-āk', -fē'lē-)
n.
A person who is affected with hemophilia.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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