hepatorrhagia

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English

Etymology

From hepato- +‎ -rrhagia.

Noun

hepatorrhagia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) hemorrhage associated with the liver
    • 2016 January 6, “Assessment of a Flavone-Polysaccharide Based Prescription for Treating Duck Virus Hepatitis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The most striking pathological change induced by DVH is hepatic injury, such as hepatorrhagia and hepatic congestion, and the main clinical symptoms are cramps, convulsions, opisthotonus and sudden death.