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HEMOPHILIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hemophilic mean?
• HEMOPHILIC (adjective)
The adjective HEMOPHILIC has 1 sense:
1. relating to or having hemophilia
Familiarity information: HEMOPHILIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or having hemophilia
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
haemophilic; hemophilic
Pertainym:
hemophilia (congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son)
Derivation:
hemophile (someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding)
Context examples
The protein is an extracellular anti-hemophilic factor that is part of the von Willebrand factor complex.
(Coagulation Factor VIII, NCI Thesaurus)
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