haemorrhagic
Causing severe bleeding
Haemorrhagic describes conditions involving or producing haemorrhage—the escape of blood from ruptured vessels.
The term appears primarily in medical contexts: haemorrhagic fever, haemorrhagic stroke.
This is the British spelling; American English uses hemorrhagic.
Minute subcutaneous hemorrhages
- purpuraBleeding beneath the skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- hematuriaPlasma in urinary output
- melenaDark stool from internal bleeding
anticoagulant · warfarin · heparin · hemostasis · fibrinogen · clotting factor · internal bleeding
Transfer of blood intravenously
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
blood typing · crossmatch · INR · tourniquet · compression · cauterization · surgical intervention · embolization
Mosquito-borne viral disease
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
- MarburgLethal hemorrhagic fever virus
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
- hantavirusRodent-spread respiratory pathogen
Extremely large and heavy
- life-threateningRisking death
- catastrophicCausing complete destruction
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
acute · profuse · severe · extensive · spontaneous · recurrent · persistent · active
petechiae
Minute subcutaneous hemorrhages
- purpuraBleeding beneath the skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- hematuriaPlasma in urinary output
melena · anticoagulant · warfarin · heparin · hemostasis · fibrinogen · clotting factor · internal bleeding
transfusion
Transfer of blood intravenously
hematocrit · blood typing · crossmatch · INR · tourniquet · compression · cauterization · surgical intervention · embolization · vitamin K
dengue
Mosquito-borne viral disease
- EbolaFatal hemorrhagic fever virus
- MarburgLethal hemorrhagic fever virus
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- life-threateningRisking death
- catastrophicCausing complete destruction
- fatalCausing death or ruin
uncontrolled · acute · profuse · severe · extensive · spontaneous · recurrent · persistent · active · frank
haemorrhagichaemostatic
Stops bleeding
thrombotic · clotting · coagulant · thromboembolic · ischaemic