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.
Other Word Forms
- nonhemophilic adjective
Etymology
Origin of hemophilic
First recorded in 1860–65; hemophil(ia) + -ic
Example Sentences
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Females need one mutated X chromosome to be hemophilic.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Females need two mutated X chromosomes to not be hemophilic.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
“I was a near hopeless hemophilic liberal,” Reagan said later.
From Time • Jun. 5, 2014
The worn-out monarchy, for him, was a hemophilic prince grinning from a carriage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mackenzie reports an instance of hemophilic purpura of the retina, followed by death.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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