noun
- Plural of haemophilus; a genus of gram-negative bacteria that require blood factors for growth, commonly found in human respiratory and genital tracts.
Usage: medical/scientific term; chiefly British spelling (American: hemophili)
Examples
- Haemophili species are responsible for various infections in humans.
- The laboratory identified haemophili in the patient's respiratory sample.
- Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae has reduced serious haemophili infections in children.
- Haemophili require enriched media containing X and V factors for culture.