hemophilic

[hee-muh-fil-ik, hem-uh-]

adjective

1. characteristic of or affected by hemophilia.

2. (of bacteria) developing best in a culture containing blood, or in blood itself.

Other Word Forms

• nonhemophilic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemophilic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; hemophil(ia) + -ic

Example Sentences

Alexandra’s growing dependence on Rasputin and his apparent healing abilities with her hemophilic son only exacerbated these rumors.

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“I was a near hopeless hemophilic liberal,” Reagan said later.

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He also analyzes 50 genealogic trees of hemophilic families, and remarks that Nasse's law of transmission does not hold true.

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DAVIS, D. J.: Food accessory factors in bacterial culture with special reference to hemophilic bacilli I. J. Infect.

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Mackenzie reports an instance of hemophilic purpura of the retina, followed by death.

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