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Hemorrhagic

Definition

Hemorrhage is the medical term for bleeding. It most often refers to excessive bleeding. Hemorrhagic diseases are caused by bleeding, or they result in bleeding (hemorrhaging).

Related topics include:

• Primary thrombocythemia (hemorrhagic thrombocythemia)
• Stroke
• Yellow fever
• Bleeding disorders
• Ebola fever
• Dengue hemorrhagic fever
• Vitamin K deficiency

References

Halstead SB. Dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and severe dengue. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, Shah SS, Tasker RC, Wilson KM, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 295.

Schafer AI. Approach to the patient with bleeding or thrombosis. In: Goldman L, Cooney KA, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 27th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 157.

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 24th ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. Hemorrhagic. www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765242/all/hemorrhage?q=Hemorrhagic&ti=0. Accessed May 24, 2023.

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