Afflictee

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who is afflicted by something; a sufferer.

    "Porphyria afflictees experiencing sun sensitivity have high levels of porphyrins in the blood plasma which, depending on the type of porphyria, have originated from the liver or the bone marrow."

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"Porphyria afflictees experiencing sun sensitivity have high levels of porphyrins in the blood plasma which, depending on the type of porphyria, have originated from the liver or the bone marrow."

Etymology

From afflict + -ee.

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