hemophiliac

Thân thiện

A hemophiliac wears a medical alert bracelet.

Definition

Noun: A person who has hemophilia, a hereditary medical condition that impairs the body's ability to control blood clotting, making them prone to prolonged or uncontrollable bleeding even from minor injuries.

Usage

The term is used specifically to refer to an individual diagnosed with the disease hemophilia. It is a medical term. * The hemophiliac required immediate treatment after the minor cut. * Advances in medicine have greatly improved the quality of life for the modern hemophiliac.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used attributively (like an adjective) before another noun.
  • The hemophiliac patient received a transfusion of clotting factor.

Variants and Related Words

• Hemophilia (n): The name of the disease itself.
  • Hemophilia is often inherited through a gene on the X chromosome.
• Hemophilic (adj): Relating to or affected with hemophilia.
  • The hemophilic disorder requires careful management.

Synonyms

• Bleeder (n, informal/dated): An older, less clinical term for a person with hemophilia.

Notes on Meaning

This word refers specifically to a person with the medical condition. The condition is characterized by a deficiency in clotting factors (most commonly Factor VIII or IX). The primary concern for a hemophiliac is managing bleeding episodes.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding

Từ đồng nghĩa

• haemophiliac
• bleeder
• hemophile
• haemophile