hemophile
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Origin of hemophile
Example Sentences
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His power over the Tsar and Tsarina was due to the fact that their only son, Alexis, was a hemophile, bled profusely at the navel on the slightest provocation.
From Time Magazine Archive
No hemophile, Don Jaime was born deaf, was for years mute as well, though he now croaks intelligible Spanish, English, French.
From Time Magazine Archive
His Royal Highness Alfonso, Prince of the Asturias, Crown Prince of Spain, was declared last week to be an hemophile by Le Matin, one of the least sensational of Parisian dailies.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a rule the mother of a hemophile is not a "bleeder" herself, but is the daughter of one.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The daughters of a hemophile, though healthy and free from any tendency themselves, are almost certain to transmit the disposition to the male offspring.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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