an inheritable disease, usually affecting only males but transmitted by women to their male children, characterized by loss or impairment of the normal clotting ability of blood so that a minor wound may result in fatal bleeding
/ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪˌæk; ˌhɛm-/ noun 1. a person having haemophilia Nontechnical name bleeder Also called haemophile
/ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪk; ˌhɛm-/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or affected by haemophilia 2. (of bacteria) growing well in a culture medium containing blood
Haemophilus Hae·moph·i·lus or He·moph·i·lus (hē-mŏf’ə-ləs) n. A genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic parasitic bacteria of the family Brucellaceae that contain minute, gram-negative, rod-shaped cells.
- Haemophilus aegyptius
Haemophilus aegyptius Haemophilus ae·gyp·ti·us (ĭ-jĭp’shē-əs) n. Koch-Weeks bacillus.