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Noun: hemophile  'hee-mu,fI(-u)l
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemophile)
  1. Someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding
    "The hemophile required regular treatments to manage his condition";
    - hemophiliac [N. Amer], haemophiliac [Brit, Cdn], bleeder, haemophile [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: hemophiles

Type of: diseased person, sick person, sufferer

Encyclopedia: Hemophile