hemorrhagic
Americanadjective
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
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