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hemophiliac

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he·mo·phil·i·ac (hm-fl-k, -fl-)
n.
A person who is affected with hemophilia.

hemophiliac
[-fē′lē·ak]
Etymology: Gk, haima, blood, philein, to love
a person who has inherited the bleeding disease hemophilia. Also spelled haemophiliac.

hemophiliac
an animal affected with hemophilia.


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