Noun: haemophiliac ,hee-mu'fi-lee,ak
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemophiliac)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemophiliac)
- Someone who has haemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
"The haemophiliac required regular treatments to manage his condition";
- hemophiliac [N. Amer], bleeder, hemophile [N. Amer], haemophile [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: haemophiliacs
Type of: diseased person, sick person, sufferer
Encyclopedia: Haemophiliac