hemophilioid

adjective

he·​mo·​phil·​i·​oid

-¦filēˌȯid

variants or less commonly hemophiloid

hēˈmäfəˌlȯid

: resembling hemophilia especially in exhibiting a tendency to uncontrollable bleeding

a hemophilioid state

Word History

Etymology

hemophili- or hemophil- (from hemophilia) + -oid

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