hemorrhagic
adj.describing a condition or injury that causes a lot of bleeding. It is often used in medical contexts to talk about serious diseases or wounds.
adj.relating to or involving excessive bleeding, typically from a ruptured blood vessel. Often used in medical contexts to describe diseases or injuries that cause internal or external hemorrhage.
“The doctor checked for any signs of hemorrhagic fever.”
“The patient was diagnosed with a hemorrhagic stroke after experiencing sudden, severe headaches and vision loss.”
“While many viral infections are mild, certain hemorrhagic strains can lead to life-threatening complications by damaging the lining of blood vessels and causing uncontrolled internal bleeding.”
“They can play a role in ischemic strokes, which occur when blood clots interrupt blood flow, as well as hemorrhagic strokes.”
“The company's vaccine development pipeline also includes candidates targeting seasonal influenza, pandemic influenza threats, hemorrhagic fever viruses, and coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2.”
From hemorrhage + -ic.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.