Daily AncestorHemophilia
Hemophilia meant an inherited tendency to bleed long and heavily from small wounds; such a person was called a bleeder.
Webster's 1913 defines hematophilia, or hemophilia, as a tendency to profuse and uncontrollable bleeding from the slightest wounds. Wikipedia traces the name to a description by Friedrich Hopff in 1828.
Wiktionary defines a bleeder as a person who bleeds unusually much, particularly a hemophiliac. Wikipedia notes that in the 1800s one form, haemophilia B, was common within the royal families of Europe.
As seen in a recordCause of death line, state death certificate, 1910s to 1930s
Cause: Hemophilia (bleeder). Hemorrhage after tooth extraction.
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Daily Ancestor. "Hemophilia." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/causes-of-death/hemophilia. Last checked 2026-10-12.