adjective
- relating to, characterized by, or involving bleeding or hemorrhage
Usage: medical/clinical term; British spelling; American spelling is 'hemorrhagic'
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with a haemorrhagic stroke caused by a ruptured blood vessel.
- Haemorrhagic fever is a serious viral infection that can cause severe bleeding.
- The doctor noted haemorrhagic complications following the surgery.
- Dengue fever can develop into a haemorrhagic form in severe cases.
- The haemorrhagic rash appeared on the patient's skin within hours of symptom onset.