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hemorrhagic

American  
[hem-uh-raj-ik] / ˌhem əˈrædʒ ɪk /

adjective

  1. involving, tending toward, resembling, or resulting from hemorrhage.


Example Sentences

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Hemorrhagic strokes happen when a blood vessel ruptures and causes bleeding in the brain.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

The original Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease virus originated in China in 1984, and eventually spread through Asia, Europe and the two American continents.

From Salon • May 19, 2020

Hemorrhagic or a bleeding stroke is when a blood vessel bursts or leaks.

From US News • Jul. 8, 2015

Hemorrhagic fevers, which also include Dengue and Marburg, typically occur in tropical regions of the world and are spread by infected animals, insects or humans.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2014

Hemorrhagic cases of this severe form are probably more common in variola than in the other fevers, but I have met a notable case in what was diagnosticated scarlatina.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various