Noun: hemophile 'hee-mu,fI(-u)l
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemophile)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemophile)
- 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