Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hemorrhage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or accompanied by, hemorrhage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, relating to, or producing
hemorrhage
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to a hemorrhage
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Examples
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Hemorrhage or hemorrhagic comes from the Greek word to "to burst forth with blood."
Hemorrhagic Stroke 2006
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The rest are called hemorrhagic strokes, which involve bleeding in or near the brain.
Week in Words 2012
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The rest are called hemorrhagic strokes, which involve bleeding in or near the brain.
Stricken Senator Makes Progress Thomas M. Burton 2012
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By making the blood thinner, they say, aspirin can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding or a type of bleeding in the brain known as a hemorrhagic stroke.
Janice Horowitz: Dueling Docs: Is it worth taking aspirin to prevent a heart attack? 2009
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However, there is a concern that taking these drugs might possibly increase the risk of having a specific kind of stroke called a hemorrhagic stroke.
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He had essentially what's known as a hemorrhagic stroke, or a bleeding stroke.
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There's also something known as hemorrhagic syndrome where you actually start to have problems with bleeding.
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There are risks to taking it, such as GI bleeds, and also a slight risk of a brain bleed, known as a hemorrhagic stroke.
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But some doctors are reluctant to prescribe the cholesterol-lowering drugs to stroke patients because they fear statins can cause bleeding in the brain called a hemorrhagic stroke.
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Yellow fever is a viral infection in the group of diseases known as hemorrhagic fevers.
hernesheir commented on the word hemorrhagic
Looking on the bright side, this term does rhyme with magic.
December 28, 2010
bilby commented on the word hemorrhagic
That's tragic.
December 29, 2010