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haemophiliac

British  
/ ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪˌæk, ˌhɛm- /

noun

  1. Also called: haemophile.  Nontechnical name: bleeder.  a person having haemophilia

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Sue Sparkes, from Cardiff, said her husband, Les, a haemophiliac who was infected with HIV and hepatitis C, died in 1990.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2024

The boarding school, near Alton in Hampshire, catered for haemophiliac children via a specialist NHS centre on site.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2022

It's hoped the public inquiry will be able to answer questions about what happened at Treloar's and the NHS haemophiliac centre run from the site.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2021

Smith was eight when his father, a severe haemophiliac, died.

From The Guardian Sep. 25, 2018

I thought his platelet-producing powers might have been made useful – if his extra platelets could flow out of him, through an apheresis centrifuge and right into a haemophiliac.

From The Guardian Jan. 23, 2011

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