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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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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

This included both ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Rwandan health authorities are working to control an outbreak of Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic disease in the same family as Ebola, that is spreading across the country.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2024

They noted that further study is necessary to uncover the drivers of low-income countries' higher burden of temperature-related hemorrhagic stroke mortality and identify helpful interventions.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Later he would write in his diary: There was a notable absence of any hemorrhagic component.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston