hemorrhagic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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A stroke can be ischemic, clots blocking the flow of blood to the brain, or hemorrhagic, blood vessels rupturing in the brain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
There was Kent Brantly, 27, a family physician who, owing to the grueling hours and oppressive African heat, had lost 30 pounds even before he succumbed to hemorrhagic fevers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
"We were especially interested to see that this finding applies to hemorrhagic stroke, as few large studies have looked at this type of stroke."
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
When this occurs, blood can leak into nearby brain tissue, causing a hemorrhagic stroke.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
A pathologist at the Institute had inspected the meat very carefully and had given it a tentative diagnosis of simian hemorrhagic fever—harmless to humans, lethal to monkeys.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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