hemophilic
Americanadjective
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characteristic of or affected by hemophilia.
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(of bacteria) developing best in a culture containing blood, or in blood itself.
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Etymology
Origin of hemophilic
First recorded in 1860–65; hemophil(ia) + -ic
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Females need two mutated X chromosomes to not be hemophilic.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Females need two mutated X chromosomes to be hemophilic.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
“I was a near hopeless hemophilic liberal,” Reagan said later.
From Time ● Jun. 5, 2014
If a hemophilic man marries a normal woman, all their sons are normal but all their daughters are carriers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Erichsenf cites an instance of extravasation of blood into the calf of the leg of an individual of hemophilic tendencies.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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