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haemophiliac

British  
/ ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪˌæk, ˌhɛm- /

noun

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

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A specialist school near Alton, in Hampshire, was attended by a large cohort of haemophiliac boys.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

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

Ken carried his haemophiliac father-in-law across the field to prevent him bleeding to death.

From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013

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