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Hemorrhagic
Definition
Hemorrhage is the medical term for bleeding, usually excessive bleeding. Hemorrhagic diseases are caused by, or result in, bleeding (hemorrhaging).
See also:
- Primary thrombocythemia (hemorrhagic thrombocythemia)
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Yellow fever
- Bleeding disorders
- Ebola fever
- Dengue hemorrhagic fever
- Vitamin K deficiency
Review Date:
5/17/2007
Reviewed By: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Reviewed By: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychiatry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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