Definition of
Hemorrhage
- (noun, state) the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
- (verb, body) lose blood from one's body
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Synonyms of Hemorrhage
Alternate forms of Hemorrhage
Derivations: hemorrhage, hemorrhagic
Hyponyms: blood extravasation, cerebral hemorrhage, epistaxis, flow, haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, hyphema, menstruate, metrorrhagia, nosebleed, ulemorrhagia
Hypernyms: discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, harm, hurt, injury, release, trauma
Origin of the word Hemorrhage
- c.1400, emorosogie, from L. h?morrhagia, from Gk. haimorrhagia, from haima "blood" (see -emia) + rhage "a breaking," from rhegnynai "to break, burst." more
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