haemorrhage

haem-or-rhage · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially severe or uncontrolled bleeding.

  2. 2.

    (Figurative) A large and damaging loss of resources, personnel, or assets.

  3. 3.

    (As verb) To bleed heavily; to lose blood in large quantities.

Forms

plural: haemorrhages

Related words

See also: bleeding, blood, hemorrhage
Synonyms: bleeding, blood loss, hemorrhage

Etymology

From Latin haemorrhagia, from Greek haimorrhagia "violent bleeding," from haima "blood" + -rrhagia "bursting forth." British spelling with ae; American English uses hemorrhage.