Hemophile
[hee-muh-fahyl, hem-uh-] /ˈhi məˌfaɪl, ˈhɛm ə-/
noun
1.
a hemophiliac.
2.
a bacterium.
adjective
3.
.
Read Also:
- Hemophilia
[hee-muh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈfɪl i ə, -ˈfil yə, ˌhɛm ə-/ noun 1. any of several X-linked genetic disorders, symptomatic chiefly in males, in which excessive bleeding occurs owing to the absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in the blood. n. 1854 (in anglicized form hæmophily), from German hämophile, coined 1828 by German physician […]
- Hemophilia a
hemophilia A n. Hemophilia due to deficiency of factor VIII, characterized by prolonged clotting time, decreased formation of thromboplastin, and diminished conversion of prothrombin.
- Hemophilia b
hemophilia B n. A clotting disorder of blood resembling hemophilia A, caused by hereditary deficiency of factor IX. Also called Christmas disease.
- Hemophiliac
[hee-muh-fil-ee-ak, -fee-lee-, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈfɪl iˌæk, -ˈfi li-, ˌhɛm ə-/ noun 1. Also, hemophile. a person having . adjective 2. (def 1). 1896 (adj.); 1897 (n.)., from hemophilia. Perhaps modeled on French hémophilique (1880). hemophiliac he·mo·phil·i·ac (hē’mə-fĭl’ē-āk’, -fē’lē-) n. A person who is affected with hemophilia.
- Hemophilic
[hee-muh-fil-ik, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈfɪl ɪk, ˌhɛm ə-/ adjective 1. characteristic of or affected by . 2. (of bacteria) developing best in a culture containing blood, or in blood itself. hemophilic he·mo·phil·ic (hē’mə-fĭl’ĭk) adj.