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hemophile

American  
[hee-muh-fahyl, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌfaɪl, ˈhɛm ə- /

noun

  1. a hemophiliac.

  2. a hemophilic bacterium.


adjective

  1. hemophilic.

Etymology

Origin of hemophile

hemo- + -phile

Example Sentences

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No hemophile, Don Jaime was born deaf, was for years mute as well, though he now croaks intelligible Spanish, English, French.

From Time Magazine Archive

His power over the Tsar and Tsarina was due to the fact that their only son, Alexis, was a hemophile, bled profusely at the navel on the slightest provocation.

From Time Magazine Archive

His Royal Highness Alfonso, Prince of the Asturias, Crown Prince of Spain, was declared last week to be an hemophile by Le Matin, one of the least sensational of Parisian dailies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Serious hemorrhage could occur only in a hemophile.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

As a rule the mother of a hemophile is not a "bleeder" herself, but is the daughter of one.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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