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

Derived forms: hemophiliacs

Type of: diseased person, sick person, sufferer

Encyclopedia: Hemophiliac