hemophilic
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to hemophilia: Describing something connected to the medical condition hemophilia, a disorder where the blood does not clot properly.
- Having hemophilia: Describing an individual who suffers from hemophilia.
Usage
- The adjective hemophilic is used in medical and biological contexts. It typically modifies nouns like , , or to specify a connection to the blood-clotting disorder.
- It describes the condition itself or characteristics resulting from it.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The study focused on hemophilic patients to understand joint complications.
- A deficiency of hemophilic factor VIII is a common cause of the disorder.
- They researched gene therapy as a potential cure for hemophilic diseases.
Advanced Usage
- "hemophilic arthropathy": A specific term for joint disease resulting from repeated bleeding into the joints, common in people with hemophilia.
- Chronic pain from hemophilic arthropathy can significantly impact quality of life.
Variants and Related Words
- Hemophilia (n): The name of the blood clotting disorder itself.
- Hemophilia is often inherited.
- Hemophiliac (n): A person who has hemophilia.
- The hemophiliac required regular infusions of clotting factor.
Synonyms
- Haemophilic: The British English spelling variant.
- Coagulopathic: Relating to a clotting disorder (broader term, not specific to hemophilia).
Antonyms
- Non-hemophilic: Not relating to or having hemophilia.
- The control group consisted of non-hemophilic individuals.
Adjective
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relating to or having hemophilia
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