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haemophilic

British  
/ ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪk, ˌhɛm- /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or affected by haemophilia

  2. (of bacteria) growing well in a culture medium containing blood

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Now it happens that from the haemophilic House of Hesse-Darmstadt have sprung the last of the Russian Tsarinas, Alexandra, and the present Queen Victoria Eug�nie of Spain.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is now carried on by a spectral corporation, losing circulation at the same rate a haemophilic loses blood.

From Greener Than You Think by Moore, Ward

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