“I can sympathize with the victims and their families, because I have a hemophiliac son.”
“In order to identify the mutation in a potential carrier, it first has to be identified in the hemophiliac in the family.”
“Claimant is not an hemophiliac and she does not suffer from thalassemia major.”
haemophilia
(British spelling, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.
“Because of this deficiency, hemophiliacs are susceptible to serious blood loss following minor cuts or tooth extraction.”
“The deposits called cryoprecipitates are found to have much greater clotting power than plasma and given to hemophiliacs to stop bleeding episodes.”
“The products were generally used to treat hemophiliacs, but they were also used as coagulating agents for treating newborns and traffic-accident victims, the officials said.”