haemophilic
Britishadjective
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of, relating to, or affected by haemophilia
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(of bacteria) growing well in a culture medium containing blood
Example Sentences
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At Rush University in Chicago, Illinois, molecular biologist Narine Hakobyan has found about half a dozen biomarkers in the blood of haemophilic mice that could signal very minor bleeds before damage occurs in the joint.
From Scientific American
Development of these pills depends on colonies of haemophilic dogs that serve as cooperative test subjects.
From Scientific American
It is now carried on by a spectral corporation, losing circulation at the same rate a haemophilic loses blood.
From Project Gutenberg
Before clotting factor became widely available as a treatment, people with haemophilia rarely reached adulthood, so haemophilic joint disease was not on the radar of most research programmes.
From Scientific American
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