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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

 

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Halstead SB. Dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and severe dengue. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, et al, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2025:chap 315.

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. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company; 2021. www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765242/all/hemorrhage?q=Hemorrhagic&ti=0. Accessed April 1, 2025.

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