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haemophiliac

British  
/ ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪˌæk, ˌhɛm- /

noun

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

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Others criticised in the report include former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Sir John Major, as well as haemophiliac specialist Prof Arthur Bloom and the NHS.

From BBC • May 20, 2024

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

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2018

One of those was haemophiliac Ken Bullock, infected with non-A, non-B hepatitis, who died in 1998.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2017

Andy Evans lives with HIV and is a haemophiliac.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2016

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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