Relating to, caused by, or affected with hemophilia.
From 'hemophilia' + '-ic' (suffix meaning 'relating to'). This adjective describes things associated with the bleeding disorder.
Hemophilic patients require careful medical management—even minor injuries can cause serious internal bleeding, so they must avoid contact sports and take prophylactic clotting factor injections regularly.
Adjective form reinforced the equation of hemophilia with maleness in medical language, subtly excluding females from clinical descriptions even when symptomatic.
Use 'hemophilic' for condition description but pair with sex-inclusive language: 'hemophilic male and female patients' or 'hemophilic individuals.'
["with hemophilia","clotting-disorder"]
Medical literature historically used 'hemophilic boy/man' while describing females as 'carrier females,' institutionalizing gender bias in diagnostic language.
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