hemorrhagic

Thân thiện

A doctor examines a patient with a hemorrhagic condition.

Definition

AdjectiveRelating to, characterized by, or resulting from a hemorrhage (bleeding, especially severe bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel).

Usage

The adjective "hemorrhagic" is used primarily in medical contexts to describe conditions, events, or symptoms involving bleeding. * It modifies nouns related to disease, fever, stroke, or events. * It describes the nature or cause of a medical issue.

Examples

• The patient was diagnosed with a hemorrhagic stroke, which involves bleeding in the brain.
• Hemorrhagic fevers, like Ebola, are severe illnesses that can cause internal and external bleeding.
• The scan revealed hemorrhagic lesions in the gastrointestinal tract.

Advanced Usage

• hemorrhagic diathesis: A medical term for a predisposition to bleed excessively.
• hemorrhagic shock: A life-threatening condition where severe blood loss leads to inadequate oxygen delivery to tissues.

Variants and Related Words

• hemorrhage (noun/verb): The act or instance of bleeding profusely; to bleed profusely.
• hemorrhaging (verb, present participle): The process of bleeding heavily.

Synonyms

• bleeding
• sanguineous (pertaining to or containing blood)

Related Terms (Medical Context)

• Ischemic: The antonym in medical contexts, meaning relating to a lack of blood flow, as in an ischemic stroke caused by a clot.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to a hemorrhage

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