or chiefly Brit  hae*mo*phil*ic  adj 1  :  HEMOPHILIAC <a patient>   2  :  tending to thrive in blood < bacteria> 
or chiefly Brit  haemophilic  n :  HEMOPHILIAC .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:   hemophiliac 
 
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