English Explanatory Dictionary

hemorrhage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
  2. A sudden or significant loss
verb
  1. To bleed copiously.
  2. To lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ Hemorrhage.ogg

Word forms

hemorrhage hemorrhages haemorrhage hæmorrhage hemorrhaging hemorrhaged

Etymology

From Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía, “a violent bleeding”), from αἱμορραγής (haimorrhagḗs, “bleeding violently”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ραγία (-ragía), from ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”); see ῥήγνῡμῐ (rhḗgnūmĭ) for more.

Synonyms

bleeding bleed hemorrhea

Related words

hematoma hematology

Derived words

cerebral hemorrhage Duret hemorrhage hemorrhagic haemorrhagic hemorrhagin hemorrhagiparous macrohemorrhage microhemorrhage rehemorrhage
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